flapdragon

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flapdragon

noun flapdragons

countable, obsolete, uncountable A game in which the players take raisins out of burning brandy, and swallow them. From stabbing of armes, Flap-dragons[…]and all such swaggering Humors.
countable, uncountable Any of the raisins in this game. Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon.
Similar: snapdragon

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@misc{flapdragon_2026,
  title = {flapdragon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flapdragon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}