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[syn: bonus, fillip]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fillip \Fil"lip\ (f[i^]l"l[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.] [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 fillip me o' the head." --Shak.
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2. To snap; to project quickly.
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The use of the elastic switch to fillip small
missiles with. --Tylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fillip \Fil"lip\, n.
1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a
smart blow.
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2. Something serving to rouse or excite.
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I take a glass of grog for a filip. --Dickens.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fillip
n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip]