n. One who or that which flaps.n. A reminder; something designed to fix or divert the attention: in allusion to the flappers of Laputa. See extract from Swift, above.n. A young bird when first trying its wings; especially, a young wild duck which cannot fly, but flaps along on the water.n. Same as flapper-skate.n. plural Very long shoes worn by negro minstrels.n. plural Hinged channelod irons attached to the top of the low portion of the door of a landau. When up, they support the door-glass frame: when the glass is lowered, they fall flat upon the door-bar.n. In crustaceans, the tail, or the telson together with the appendages of the last abdominal segment.