flapjack

[ flap-jak ]

/ ˈflæpˌdʒæk /

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noun

a pancake or griddlecake.

British. a small case for face powder; compact.

Words nearby flapjack

flap operation, flap valve, flapdoodle, flapdragon, flaperon, flapjack, flapless amputation, flappable, flapper, flappers, flapping tremor

Origin of flapjack

First recorded in 1590–1600; flap + jack¹

regional variation note for flapjack

1. See pancake.

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Examples from the Web for flapjack

Boston Brown Bread Flour is self-rising, on the principle of the flapjack flour.
Camp and Trail|Stewart Edward White
The penalty of dropping a flapjack in the fire is to be made to eat it without wiping off the ashes.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard
She could heft a bar'l of flour as easy as I can flirt a flapjack.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
And no old cook with a trail outfit could toss a flapjack better than Chet Havens.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen

I can see, said Tuckerman, as he finished his third flapjack, that Davids reputation as a cook has not been exaggerated.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland

British Dictionary definitions for flapjack

flapjack

/ (ˈflæpˌdʒæk) /

noun

a chewy biscuit made with rolled oats

US, Canadian and NZ another word for pancake

Word Origin for flapjack

C17: from flap (in the sense: toss) + jack 1

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flapjack

noun

Words related to flapjack

Words nearby flapjack

Origin of flapjack

regional variation note for flapjack

Examples from the Web for flapjack

British Dictionary definitions for flapjack

noun

Word Origin for flapjack