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It is a facile instrument, and double tonguing, which is also possible with the horn and trumpet, is one of its popular means for display.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

The flute is the most facile of all orchestral wind instruments; and the device of double tonguing, the quick repetition of notes by taking a staccato T-stop in blowing, is well known.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various