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FLIP. Small beer, brandy, and sugar: this mixture, with the addition of a lemon, was by sailors, formerly called Sir Cloudsly, in memory of Sir Cloudsly Shovel, who used frequently to regale himself with it.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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