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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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