flatties
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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It is among the top 10 most popular fish caught in U.S. waters by recreational anglers, who relish pursuit of "flatties," or "doormats," as the largest fluke are sometimes called.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2014
Gordon got dozens of sympathetic phone calls from fellow flatties.
From Time Magazine Archive
The truth is all rigs, whether they're homemade or manufactured commercially, will catch flatties when the bite is on.
From Time Magazine Archive
However, for eighteenpence or two shillings, you may get a good dish of mutteel, carp, or a small fish called "flatties."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various
Gee!" he whispered to Tommy, "I wish we could get these flatties to follow the cowboys!
From Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail by Fletcher, Archibald Lee
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