flatwork

[ flat-wurk ]

noun

1. sheets, tablecloths, etc., that are ordinarily ironed mechanically, as on a mangle, rather than by hand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatwork¹

First recorded in 1920–25; flat ¹ + work

Example Sentences

She provides workers with their own personal protective equipment and limits exercising the horses to flatwork to avoid accidents.

From Washington Post

She provides workers with their own equipment and PPE and limits exercising the horses to flatwork to avoid an accident.

From Washington Times

“I’m training the horses normally, flatwork and jumping a bit,” he added.

From Reuters

Once we had the flatwork under control, we learned to jump small obstacles in the arena.

From New York Times

Then she's got ambitious, quit service, and got a flatwork job in a hand laundry—eight per, fourteen hours a day, Saturday sixteen.

From Project Gutenberg