flatting hearth (flatingharth)

Same as flattening - hearth. flatting-mill (flat'ing-mil), n. ing-mill. Same as flatten flatting-plate, flatting-stone (flat'ing-plāt, -ston), n. Same as flattening - stone. flatting-tool (flat'ing-töl), n. 1. A plumbers' tool used to flatten sheet-lead or dre it to the required shape.-2. Same as flattening -tool. flat-tool (flat'töl), n. 1. A chisel having a square end and cutting faces at the sides and end: used in turning. Flat tools for turning hard wood, ivory, and steel are ground with the stone running towards the operator. O. Byrne, Artisan's Handbook, p. 28. 2. In seal - engraving , an elongated conical tool used for bringing ribbons or monograms to a flat surface.