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sionnach commented on the word flap dragon
noun: A small combustible body, set on fire, put afloat in a glass of liquor. Raisins in hot brandy were the commonest flap dragons.
"Thou art easier swallowed than a flap dragon" : Love's labour lost.
verb: To swallow whole, like a flap dragon.
November 1, 2007
trivet commented on the word flap dragon
What a lovely word! And quite the mental image...
November 1, 2007
reesetee commented on the word flap dragon
Hey! New floating definitions! Must be the WordNet thing John's been threatening to implement. :-)
November 2, 2007
bilby commented on the word flap dragon
"A clap, or pox."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.
September 6, 2008