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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1803

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†FLATTER, v. To float. Arch.Sc. 1803 Sir Patrick Spens in Child Ballads II. 27:
And mony was the feather-bed That flattered on the faem.

[O.Sc. flatter, id., c.1400. Imit., of freq. formation, associated with flat. A variant reading is flottered. See Flotter.]

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