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fillip

fillip is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor.
  2. 2.A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
  3. 3.Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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