flatter
/ˈflætɚ/ noun C2- A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
- A flat-faced fulling hammer.
- A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
- Someone who flattens, purposely or accidentally. Also flattener.
Plural flatters
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I know whom I may bully and whom I must flatter; and I thus prolong my life to a good old age.”
I flatter myself that I can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand, either of cigar or of tobacco.
“I flatter myself that I have managed it rather neatly,” the detective answered proudly.
Then Shere Khan would flatter them and wonder that such fine young hunters were content to be led by a dying wolf and a man’s cub.
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