Obs. rare–1. In 7 flatt. [? f. L. flāt- ppl. stem of flāre to blow.] trans. ? To blow (a trumpet).
1675. Teonge, Diary, 25 Dec. (1825), 127. Chrismas day wee keepe thus. At 4 in the morning our trumpeters all doe flatt their trumpetts, and begin at our Captain’s cabin, and thence to all the officers’ and gentlemen’s cabins; playing a levite at each cabine doore, and bidding good morrow, wishing a merry Chrismas.
