flap-dragon

n. burning raisin,plum,or almond putafloat in a glass of liquor,to be swallowed with themouth. in a tavern game called “flap-dragons” or“snap-dragons”— an exercise in foolish bravado (酒店里“抢吞火龙”游戏中)漂在酒上的正燃烧的葡萄干、李子或杏仁。
△2H.IV.2.4.267 (245):“and drinks off candles’ endsfor flap-dragons，”在玩抢吞火龙的游戏中能把蜡烛头喝下去，代替葡萄干。
△L.L.L.5.1. 45 (41): “thou art easierswallowed than a flap-dragon.”把你吞下去，比把那在酒中燃烧的葡萄干吞下去还要容易些。