hot iron further mulled and frothed the drink, imparting a slightly bitter, burned taste.

A loggerhead was originally used as the hot-rod before the purpose-built flipdog or toddy rod evolved from it. It was a narrow piece of iron about three feet long with a slightly bulbous head about the size of a small onion, used for heating tar or pitch to make it pliable.

Flip is mentioned in Charles Dickens's 1864 book Our Mutual Friend

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