"flatling" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "flat + -ling",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English flatling, flatlyng, flatlynge, (also as flatlynges), equivalent to flat + -ling.",
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      "form": "more flatling",
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        "Flatly, plainly."
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        "In a flat position."
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        "With the flat side (e.g. of a weapon)."
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    {
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