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ˈflip-top, a. orig. U.S.
[f. flip v. + top n.1]
1. Of a package, etc.: that has a top which can be flipped open, usu. by pulling the lid or tab upwards and back.
1955Sales Management 1 Apr. 93/1 (heading) New Marlboro bids for smokers with crush-proof, flip-top package. 1970New Yorker 24 Oct. 58 (caption) They open flip-top can Diet Pepsi. 1976Evening Post (Nottingham) 17 Dec. 9/3 (Advt.), Half recommended price Addis flip-top kitchen bin. 1982S. B. Flexner Listening to Amer. 151 By 1953..a new ‘crush proof, flip-top box’ was being talked about.
2. Of a table: having a top with additional sections at either end that can be drawn or folded outwards to increase the surface area.
1956House Beautiful Jan. 55 Flip-top table... When needed to serve a buffet or dinner for two, its folded top swings open to make a 70{pp} surface. 1973Washington Post 13 Jan. e14/2 Flip top, cocktail and end tables are also available in this collection. 1974J. Keats Of Time & Island i. 8 The bookcase, the three flip-top tables..all were dark brown. |