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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1746
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FLATE, n. Appar. a Sc. spelling of Eng. flight (of stairs).Sc. 1746 Lyon in Mourning (S.H.S.) II. 301:
Accordingly he was tossd to the stair head from one to another, and there one of a considerable character gave him a toss that he never touchd the stair untill he was at the foot of the first flate of it.
