F.

Fags! _interj._ Truly; indeed.

Fayer. _s._ and _adj._ Fair.

To Fell. _v.a._ To sew in a particular manner; to inseam.

This word is well known to the ladies, I believe, all over the

kingdom; it ought to be in our dictionaries.

Fes'ter. _s._ An inflammatory tumour.

Few, Veo. _adj._ More commonly pronounced _veo_. Little;

as a _few broth_.

Fig. _s._ A raisin.

Figged-pudding. _s._ a pudding with raisins in it; plum-

pudding.

Fildèfare. _s._ A Fieldfare. "Farewell fieldèfare."

_Chaucer_. Meaning that, as fieldfares disappear at a

particular season, _the season is over_, _the bird is

flown_.

Fil'try. _s._ Filth; nastiness; rubbish.

Firnd. _v._ To find.

Firnd. _s._ Friend.

Fitch, Fitchet. _s._ A pole-cat. _As cross as a

fitchet._

Fit'ten, Vit'ten. _s._ A feint; a pretence.

Flap-jack. _s._ A fried cake made of batter, apples, &c.; a

fritter.

To Flick. _v.a._ To pull out suddenly with some pointed

instrument.

Flick-tooth-comb. _s._ A comb with coarse teeth for combing

the hair.

Flick. _s._ The membrane loaded with fat, in the bellies of

animals: a term used by butchers.

Flook. _s._ An animal found in the liver of sheep, similar in

shape to a flook or flounder.

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