Brocked is a slang term, reportedly originating from the Royal New Zealand Airforce, that refers to the act of another aircrew member secretly and sneakily taking away ones allocated flying time or duty.
Flathead
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Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced byartificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
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A term used to describe a person who lives on
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A V8 engine design produced by the Ford Motor Company.
It was introduced in 1932, and was used in automobiles until the 1954 model year. In the thirties, gangsters such as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow favored Fords powered by Flatheads, since they tended to be quicker than most cars of the time, they made great getaway vehicles.It has also known that John Dillinger even wrote Henry Ford, praising his powerful Flathead V8, and thanked him for a designing quick getaway car.
The engine was also popular among moonshiners well into the 40s and early fifties.
The engine was also popular with hotrodders of the era, as well as today's hotrodders.
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An edible tropical marine fish that has a pointed flattened head with the eyes positioned on the top, typically burrowing in the seabed with just the eyes showing.
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A [disparaging] [label] for someone that believes the Earth is [flat].
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A member of certain North American peoples such as the Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named from their supposed practice of flattening their childrens heads artificially.
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a thin, flat tropical sea fish that can be eaten
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