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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1769

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FLITCHET, n. See etym. note.Sc. 1769 Lyon in Mourning (S.H.S.) III. 237:
One of the ends of the flitchet of our chaise happened to break.

[Found only here. Phs. a corruption of Eng. futchell, a piece of wood in the fore-carriage supporting the splinter bar and pole of a chaise, of unknown orig.]

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