FLAPDRAGON

Meaning of FLAPDRAGON in English

/flap"drag'euhn/ , n.

1. an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.

2. the object so caught and eaten.

[ 1580-90; FLAP + DRAGON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FLAPDRAGON — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : snapdragon 3 2. obsolete : german , dutchman — usually used disparagingly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAPDRAGON — (v. t.) To swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour.
Английский словарь Webster
FLAPDRAGON — (n.) The thing thus caught and eaten.
Английский словарь Webster
FLAPDRAGON — (n.) A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing.
Английский словарь Webster
FLAPDRAGON — noun the thing thus caught and eaten. 2. flapdragon ·vt to swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour. 3. flapdragon …
Webster English vocab
SNAPDRAGON — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum (especially A. majus ) having showy white, crimson, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAPDRAGON — (n.) A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is …
Английский словарь Webster
SNAPDRAGON — ( n. ) A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAPDRAGON — /snap"drag'euhn/ , n. 1. any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, esp. A. majus, cultivated for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAPDRAGON — noun a west indian herb (ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers. 2. snapdragon ·noun any plant of the scrrophulariaceous …
Webster English vocab

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