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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A game in which the players take raisins out of burning brandy, and swallow them. countable, obsolete, uncountable

   "From stabbing of armes, Flap-dragons[…]and all such swaggering Humors."

2. 2
   Any of the raisins in this game. countable, uncountable

   "Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon."

Synonyms

All synonyms

snapdragonsnapdragon

Example

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"From stabbing of armes, Flap-dragons[…]and all such swaggering Humors."

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