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Clong vs Flong - What's the difference?

clong | flong |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between clong and flong

is that clong is (obsolete) while flong is (obsolete) (fling).

As verbs the difference between clong and flong

is that clong is (obsolete) while flong is (obsolete) (fling).

As a noun flong is

a mould, especially one made from , used to create a stereotype.

clong

English

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete)
    • (Webster 1913)

    flong

    English

    (wikipedia flong)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flan.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mould, especially one made from , used to create a stereotype.
  • * 1892 : Stereotyping, the Papier Mache Process , Charles Sumner Partridge,
    • A few sheets of paper are soaked in water and then pasted together to form a flong'. This ' flong is beaten into a page of type and dried, thus forming a matrix to receive the molten metal, which, when cooled, becomes an exact duplicate of the type page.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (fling)