flapjack

[ flap-jak ]

/ ˈflæpˌdʒæk /

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noun

a pancake or griddlecake.

British. a small case for face powder; compact.

RELATED WORDS

johnnycake, griddlecake, battercake

Nearby words

Origin of flapjack

First recorded in 1590–1600; flap + jack¹

Regional variation note

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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Word Origin and History for flapjack

flapjack

pre-1600, from flap + jack (n.), using the personal name in its generic object sense.