Fil″lip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Filliped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filliping.] [For filp, flip. Cf. Flippant.] 1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. “You filip me o' the head.” Shak.
2. To snap; to project quickly.
The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor.