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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To snap; to project quickly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The use of the elastic switch to fillip small
              missiles with.                        --Tylor.
        [1913 Webster]

















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