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Caper vs Flisk - What's the difference?

caper | flisk |

In scotland terms the difference between caper and flisk

is that caper is the capercaillie while flisk is a caper; a spring; a whim.

As nouns the difference between caper and flisk

is that caper is a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank while flisk is a caper; a spring; a whim.

As verbs the difference between caper and flisk

is that caper is to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance while flisk is to frisk; to skip; to caper.

caper

English

(wikipedia caper)

Etymology 1

Shortening of capriole.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
  • A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
  • Derived terms
    * cut a caper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) kaper.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) capparis.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten.
  • A plant of the genus Capparis .
  • Synonyms
    * caper bush, caper tree, caperberry
    Derived terms
    * caperberry

    Etymology 4

    Shortening of capercaillie.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) The capercaillie.
  • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    flisk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A caper; a spring; a whim.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland, obsolete) To frisk; to skip; to caper.
  • * Gosson
  • The flisking flies.
    (Webster 1913)