flapjack

[ flap-jak ]

/ ˈflæpˌdʒæk /

a pancake or griddlecake.

British. a small case for face powder; compact.

Origin of flapjack

First recorded in 1590–1600; flap + jack¹

1. See pancake.

Boston Brown Bread Flour is self-rising, on the principle of the flapjack flour.

Camp and Trail |Stewart Edward White
The penalty of dropping a flapjack in the fire is to be made to eat it without wiping off the ashes.

The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft |Dan Beard
She could heft a bar'l of flour as easy as I can flirt a flapjack.

Roughing It |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
And no old cook with a trail outfit could toss a flapjack better than Chet Havens.

The Trail Boys on the Plains |Jay Winthrop Allen

I can see, said Tuckerman, as he finished his third flapjack, that Davids reputation as a cook has not been exaggerated.

Peter Cotterell's Treasure |Rupert Sargent Holland

flapjack

/ (ˈflæpˌdʒæk) /

a chewy biscuit made with rolled oats

US, Canadian and NZ another word for pancake

C17: from flap (in the sense: toss) + jack 1