Definition of "flipper" []

• A wide flat limb, as of a seal, whale, or other aquatic mammal, adapted for swimming. (noun)
• A rubber covering for the foot having a flat flexible portion that widens as it extends forward from the toes, used in swimming and diving. Also called fin1. (noun)
• A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to hit the ball so it stays in play. (noun)

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• "A few days after my upper left first bicuspid was yanked, my dentist gave me what he calls a flipper, a dead ringer for a real tooth, aged to match the rest of my flawed set."
• "In other words, imagine that the coin flipper has a head in his hand."
• "[2] REST It's hard to imagine an accessory more untrendy than "flipper" - style rests."