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flap·jack
/
ˈflæpˌdʒæk
/
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[
flap
-jak
]
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noun
1.
a pancake or griddlecake.
2.
British
.
a small case for face powder; compact.
Origin:
1590–1600;
flap
+
jack
1
Regional variation note
1.
See
pancake.
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flapjack
(ˈflæpˌdʒæk)
—
n
1.
a chewy biscuit made with rolled oats
2.
(
US
), (
Canadian
), (
NZ
) another word for
pancake
[C17: from
flap
(in the sense: toss) +
jack
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
flapjack
pre-1600, from
flap
+
jack
, using the personal name in its generic object sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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