Fillip /(fĭl"lĭp)/

imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping

1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
2. To snap; to project quickly.

   The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.

1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
2. Something serving to rouse or excite.

   I take a glass of grog for a filip.