3. (Brewing)
Defn: Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it. Back filling. (Arch.)
See under Back, a.
FILLIP
Fil"lip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.]
Etym: [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.
FILLIP
Fil"lip, n.
1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
2. Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens.
FILLIPEEN
Fil"li*peen`, n.
Defn: See Philopena.