FILLIP

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

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.
v.

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

3.
n.

A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.

4.
n.

Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens.

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