Fillip (f&ibreve_;ll&ibreve_;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.[1913 Webster]
2. To snap; to project quickly.[1913 Webster]
The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.
Fillip, n. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.[1913 Webster]
2. Something serving to rouse or excite.[1913 Webster]
I take a glass of grog for a filip.