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| 3 results for fillip | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Fillip \Fil"lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filliped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filliping}.] [For filp, flip. Cf. {Flippant}.] 1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. [bd]You filip me o' the head.[b8] --Shak. 2. To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. --Tylor. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Fillip \Fil"lip\, n. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. 2. Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. --Dickens. | |
