Flap

flap, n. the blow or motion of a broad loose object: anything broad and flexible hanging loose, as the tail of a coat: a portion of skin or flesh detached from the underlying part for covering and growing over the end of an amputated limb.— v.t. to beat or move with a flap.— v.i. to move, as wings: to hang like a flap:— pr.p. flap′ping; pa.p. flapped.— ns. Flap′doodle , the food of fools: transparent nonsense, gro flattery, .; Flap′-drag′on , a play in which small edibles, as raisins, are snatched from burning brandy, and swallowed.— v.t. ( Shak. ) to swallow or devour, as in flap-dragon.— adj. Flap′-eared ( Shak. ), having ears hanging like a flap.— n. Flap′-jack ( Shak. ), a kind of broad, flat pancake.— adj. Flap′-mouthed .— n. Flap′per . [Prob. imit.]