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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Fillip

/(fĭl"lĭp)/ · Fil·lip · IPA /ˈfɪlɪp/
01 v. t. 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 s…
imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    To snap; to project quickly.
    “The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.” — Tylor.
02 n. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
  1. 1.
    A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
  2. 2.
    Something serving to rouse or excite.
    “I take a glass of grog for a filip.” — Dickens.