snap|drag|on

snap|drag|on
snap|drag|on «SNAP DRAG uhn», noun.
1. a common garden plant with spikes of showy flowers, chiefly of crimson, purple, white, and yellow. Snapdragons are herbs that belong to the figwort family and comprise a genus of plants.
2. an old game in which people try to snatch raisins from burning brandy.
╂[< snap + dragon; because the blossom's lips open like (dragon's) jaws when they are pressed, then snap shut again]

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