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flo

Pronunciation: /flɔ̝ː/

“flo” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. An arrow (projectile weapon shot from a bow), especially one used with a longbow.
  2. Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.

Etymology

From Old English flā, from flān reanalysed as a plural, from Proto-West Germanic *flain, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flon.

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