■ noun
1》 Brit. a chewy, thick biscuit made from oats and butter.
2》 N. Amer. a pancake.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'pancake'): from flap (in the dialect sense 'toss a pancake') + jack 1 .
■ noun
1》 Brit. a chewy, thick biscuit made from oats and butter.
2》 N. Amer. a pancake.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'pancake'): from flap (in the dialect sense 'toss a pancake') + jack 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004