flapdragon
American
[flap-drag-uhn]
/ ˈflæpˌdræg ən /
noun
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an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
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the object so caught and eaten.
Etymology
Origin of flapdragon
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