Also called Bitterroot Salish. a member of an Indigenous people of northwest Montana.
a member of a confederated nation of Salish and Kootenay peoples, established in 1855 and located in northwest Montana.
a member of the Chinook people.
First recorded in 1825–35; flat 1 + head
First recorded in 1530–40; so called from their supposed practice of binding infants' heads to create a longer, flatter skull shape; the peoples currently known as Flatheads did not engage in this custom
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After an hour or two, use a flathead screwdriver to gently scrape out any excess mortar between tiles and wipe everything until it’s clean.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
“I’ve seen gar, but I ain’t never seen a gar with a head shaped like this,” Smith said in an interview, explaining that he first thought his catch may have been a flathead catfish.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
Two weeks later, Tyler Barnes reeled in a massive flathead catfish from the Neuse River on July 20.
From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2020
It is a craftily truncated version of the real-life rivalry of the mid-60s, and structurally it’s as sound as a flathead V8.
From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2020
I found the widest flathead screwdriver and then stuck it in the waistband of my khaki shorts, cinching my belt tight.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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