† flap-dragonn.

/ˈflapˌdraɡən/

Etymology: < flap v. + dragon n.¹The original sense may have been identical with a dialectal sense of snapdragon, viz. a figure of a dragon's head with snapping jaws, carried about by the mummers at Christmas; but of this there is no trace in our quots.

Obsolete.

a. ‘A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy and, extinguishing them by closing the mouth, eat them’ (Johnson); = snapdragon n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth

chop-cherry1561

flap-dragon1601

bob-apple1681

snapdragon1704

bob-cherry1741

snap-apple1823

bob-a-cherry1899

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love Palinode sig. M^v From stabbing of Armes, Flap-dragons, Healths, Whiffes, and all such swaggering Humors.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mm4/2 I'le go afore, and have the bon-fire made, My fire-workes, and flap-dragons, and good backrack.

b. A dish of the material used in the game.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > other prepared foods or dishes > [noun]

mawmenny1381

browet Saracen?c1390

corat?c1390

lete lardes?c1390

lete lory?c1390

burseuc1400

lorey14..

Jack of Doverc1405

bukenadea1425

nesebeka1425

mosy?c1425

blaundsore1430

fauntemperec1430

irchinc1430

white sorréc1430

entraila1450

pasteladea1450

prenadec1450

fignadea1475

frianc1500

profiterole?1521

slampamp1593

flap-dragon1604

eel-cake1653

Lombard1657

hedgehog1723

bird's nest1769

dope18..

negro-pota1818

jug jug1877

King Henry's shoestrings1887

foam-omelet1892

crème1901

farofa1922

chilaquiles1938

metagee1957

Kiev1967

pani puri1969

1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore v. ii. 276 2. Mad. Giue me that flap-dragon. 3. Mad. Ile not giue thee a spoonefull.

c. A raisin or other thing thus caught and eaten.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth > raisin, etc.

flap-dragon1598

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 42 Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon .

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 41 I had..my two butter teeth Thrust down my throat instead of a flap draggon.

1817 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. III. 329 Such were flap-dragons, which were small combustible bodies fired at one end and floated in a glass of liquor, which an experienced toper swallowed unharmed, while yet blazing.

d. As a type of something valueless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless

hawc1000

turdc1275

fille1297

dusta1300

lead1303

skitc1330

naught1340

vanityc1340

wrakea1350

rushc1350

dirt1357

fly's wing1377

goose-wing1377

fartc1390

chaff?a1400

nutshella1400

shalec1400

yardc1400

wrack1472

pelfrya1529

trasha1529

dreg1531

trish-trash1542

alchemy1547

beggary?1548

rubbish1548

pelfa1555

chip1556

stark naught1562

paltry?1566

rubbish1566

riff-raff1570

bran1574

baggage1579

nihil1579

trush-trash1582

stubblea1591

tartar1590

garbage1592

bag of winda1599

a cracked or slit groat1600

kitchen stuff1600

tilta1603

nothing?1608

bauble1609

countera1616

a pair of Yorkshire sleeves in a goldsmith's shop1620

buttermilk1630

dross1632

paltrement1641

cattle1643

bagatelle1647

nothingness1652

brimborion1653

stuff1670

flap-dragon1700

mud1706

caput mortuuma1711

snuff1778

twaddle1786

powder-post1790

traffic1828

junk1836

duffer1852

shice1859

punk1869

hogwash1870

cagmag1875

shit1890

tosh1892

tripe1895

dreck1905

schlock1906

cannon fodder1917

shite1928

skunk1929

crut1937

chickenshit1938

crud1943

Mickey Mouse1958

gick1959

garbo1978

turd1978

pants1994

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iii. i. 46 A flap Dragon for your Service, Sir.

2. A contemptuous name for a German or Dutchman. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > [noun] > person

flap-dragon1630

Teut1862

squarehead1903

Hun1915

1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 264/2 As bumsie as a fox'd flapdragon German.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ll4^v/1 You shall not sinke, for nev'r a sowsd Flap-dragon: For neer a pickell'd pilcher of 'em all, Sir.

1644 Nest Perfidious Vipers, etc. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) V. 437 The Commons of England will remember thee, thou flap-dragon, thou butter-box.

3. slang. (See quots.)

ΚΠ

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Flap-dragon, a Clap or Pox.

1785 in F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue

Derivatives

ˈflapdragon v. (transitive) to swallow as one would a flap-dragon.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > enfold or envelop > in a surrounding medium > swallow up

swallowc1175

to swallow up1526

devour1555

engulf1555

abyss1596

involve1605

flapdragona1616

to suck upa1616

ingurgitatea1620

absorbeate1623

exorbeate1623

entomba1631

gulf1807

begulf1809

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. iii. 96 To see how the Sea flap-dragon'd it [sc. the Ship] .

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	flap-dragon
释义	† flap-dragonn. /ˈflapˌdraɡən/ Etymology: < flap v. + dragon n.¹The original sense may have been identical with a dialectal sense of snapdragon, viz. a figure of a dragon's head with snapping jaws, carried about by the mummers at Christmas; but of this there is no trace in our quots. Obsolete. 1. a. ‘A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy and, extinguishing them by closing the mouth, eat them’ (Johnson); = snapdragon n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth chop-cherry1561 flap-dragon1601 bob-apple1681 snapdragon1704 bob-cherry1741 snap-apple1823 bob-a-cherry1899 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love Palinode sig. M^v From stabbing of Armes, Flap-dragons, Healths, Whiffes, and all such swaggering Humors. View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mm4/2 I'le go afore, and have the bon-fire made, My fire-workes, and flap-dragons, and good backrack. b. A dish of the material used in the game. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > other prepared foods or dishes > [noun] mawmenny1381 browet Saracen?c1390 corat?c1390 lete lardes?c1390 lete lory?c1390 burseuc1400 lorey14.. Jack of Doverc1405 bukenadea1425 nesebeka1425 mosy?c1425 blaundsore1430 fauntemperec1430 irchinc1430 white sorréc1430 entraila1450 pasteladea1450 prenadec1450 fignadea1475 frianc1500 profiterole?1521 slampamp1593 flap-dragon1604 eel-cake1653 Lombard1657 hedgehog1723 bird's nest1769 dope18.. negro-pota1818 jug jug1877 King Henry's shoestrings1887 foam-omelet1892 crème1901 farofa1922 chilaquiles1938 metagee1957 Kiev1967 pani puri1969 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore v. ii. 276 2. Mad. Giue me that flap-dragon. 3. Mad. Ile not giue thee a spoonefull. c. A raisin or other thing thus caught and eaten. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > catching raisins, etc., in mouth > raisin, etc. flap-dragon1598 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 42 Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon . View more context for this quotation a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 41 I had..my two butter teeth Thrust down my throat instead of a flap draggon. 1817 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. III. 329 Such were flap-dragons, which were small combustible bodies fired at one end and floated in a glass of liquor, which an experienced toper swallowed unharmed, while yet blazing. d. As a type of something valueless. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless hawc1000 turdc1275 fille1297 dusta1300 lead1303 skitc1330 naught1340 vanityc1340 wrakea1350 rushc1350 dirt1357 fly's wing1377 goose-wing1377 fartc1390 chaff?a1400 nutshella1400 shalec1400 yardc1400 wrack1472 pelfrya1529 trasha1529 dreg1531 trish-trash1542 alchemy1547 beggary?1548 rubbish1548 pelfa1555 chip1556 stark naught1562 paltry?1566 rubbish1566 riff-raff1570 bran1574 baggage1579 nihil1579 trush-trash1582 stubblea1591 tartar1590 garbage1592 bag of winda1599 a cracked or slit groat1600 kitchen stuff1600 tilta1603 nothing?1608 bauble1609 countera1616 a pair of Yorkshire sleeves in a goldsmith's shop1620 buttermilk1630 dross1632 paltrement1641 cattle1643 bagatelle1647 nothingness1652 brimborion1653 stuff1670 flap-dragon1700 mud1706 caput mortuuma1711 snuff1778 twaddle1786 powder-post1790 traffic1828 junk1836 duffer1852 shice1859 punk1869 hogwash1870 cagmag1875 shit1890 tosh1892 tripe1895 dreck1905 schlock1906 cannon fodder1917 shite1928 skunk1929 crut1937 chickenshit1938 crud1943 Mickey Mouse1958 gick1959 garbo1978 turd1978 pants1994 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iii. i. 46 A flap Dragon for your Service, Sir. 2. A contemptuous name for a German or Dutchman. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > [noun] > person flap-dragon1630 Teut1862 squarehead1903 Hun1915 1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 264/2 As bumsie as a fox'd flapdragon German. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ll4^v/1 You shall not sinke, for nev'r a sowsd Flap-dragon: For neer a pickell'd pilcher of 'em all, Sir. 1644 Nest Perfidious Vipers, etc. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) V. 437 The Commons of England will remember thee, thou flap-dragon, thou butter-box. 3. slang. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Flap-dragon, a Clap or Pox. 1785 in F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Derivatives ˈflapdragon v. (transitive) to swallow as one would a flap-dragon.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > enfold or envelop > in a surrounding medium > swallow up swallowc1175 to swallow up1526 devour1555 engulf1555 abyss1596 involve1605 flapdragona1616 to suck upa1616 ingurgitatea1620 absorbeate1623 exorbeate1623 entomba1631 gulf1807 begulf1809 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. iii. 96 To see how the Sea flap-dragon'd it [sc. the Ship] . View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1598
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