FILLIPS

Noun

fillips

plural of fillip

Source: Wiktionary


FILLIP

Fil"lip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.] Etym: [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. "You filip me o' the head." Shak.

2. To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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