fillip

t. (A variant of flip (q. v.).] 1. Lit .: To strike with the nail of the finger by a sudden jerk, spring, or motion; to strike in any way. "If I do, fillip me with a three-man beetle." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt. II., i. 2. 2. Fig .: To urge or drive forward; to incite, to encourage. "With good endeuour fillip nature forwards."- Wilson : Arte of Logike , fo. 10. fil-lip, *fil-ip, s. [FILLIP, v.] 1. Lit.: A sharp, sudden blow or stroke with the finger; any smart blow. "Let them look never so demurely, one fillip chokes them."-Ford: Love's Sacrifice, i. 1. 2. Fig .: Anything which serves to rouse, enliven, or excite; as, a fillip to one's courage.