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• Flapper — Flap per, n. 1. One who, or that which, flaps. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Flipper}. The flapper of a porpoise. Buckley. [1913 Webster] {Flapper skate} (Zo[ o]l.), a European skate ({Raia intermedia}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Flapper skate — Flapper Flap per, n. 1. One who, or that which, flaps. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Flipper}. The flapper of a porpoise. Buckley. [1913 Webster] {Flapper skate} (Zo[ o]l.), a European skate ({Raia intermedia}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flapper — [flap′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that flaps; esp., a) a flap b) a flipper c) something broad and flat for striking 2. a) a young wild duck, partridge, etc. just learning to fly b) Informal in the 1920s …   English World dictionary

• flapper — noun Date: circa 1570 1. a. something used in flapping or striking b. one that flaps c. flipper 1 2. a young woman; specifically a young woman of the period of World War I and the following decade who showed freedom from conventions (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flapper — Synonyms and related words: Australian crawl, aide memoire, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, cue, diving, dog paddle, fin, fishtail, flipper, floating, hint, jogger, memorandum,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• flipper — Synonyms and related words: Australian crawl, act drop, aquaplaning, aquatics, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, batten, border, breaststroke, butterfly, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, crawl, curtain,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Raia intermedia — Flapper Flap per, n. 1. One who, or that which, flaps. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Flipper}. The flapper of a porpoise. Buckley. [1913 Webster] {Flapper skate} (Zo[ o]l.), a European skate ({Raia intermedia}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• MechMania — Status Active Venue University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Location Urbana Champaign, Illinois First held 1995 Official website …   Wikipedia

• List of former child actors from the United States — This is a list of former child actors from the United States. These actors were aged 17 or less at the time they started acting but are currently 18 or over. The list also includes deceased child actors.Movies and/or TV series they appeared in… …   Wikipedia

• Canadian cuisine — A small sampling of Canadian foods. Top to bottom, left to right: Montreal style smoked meat, Maple syrup, Canadian peameal bacon, Butter tart, Poutine, Nanaimo bar …   Wikipedia