"flatch" meaning in All languages combined

See flatch on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /flæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes: -ætʃ Etymology: Phonetic spelling of the backslang for half (with /tʃ/ substituted for the /h/). Etymology templates: {{m|en|half}} half Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flatch (not comparable)
  1. (dated, costermongers) Half Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Coins Derived forms: flatch-kennurd (english: half drunk), flatch-yenork (english: half-crown), flatch-yennep (english: halfpenny)
    Sense id: en-flatch-en-adj-gILBXL-n Disambiguation of Coins: 61 4 35

Noun [English]

IPA: /flæt͡ʃ/ Forms: flatches [plural]
Rhymes: -ætʃ Etymology: Phonetic spelling of the backslang for half (with /tʃ/ substituted for the /h/). Etymology templates: {{m|en|half}} half Head templates: {{en-noun}} flatch (plural flatches)
  1. (dated, costermongers) A halfpenny. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-flatch-en-noun-07LzdGyj
  2. (dated, costermongers, crime) A counterfeit half-crown. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-flatch-en-noun-TsdvDK8N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 4 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flatch-yennep, ha'penny

Inflected forms

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