Fakes and Slumboes, subs. phr. (theatrical).—Properties; accessories of
any kind.
Faking, verb. subs. (common).—The act of doing anything. [From fake
(q.v.) + ing.] Fr., le maquillage or le goupinage.
Fall, verb (thieves’).—1. To be arrested.
1883. Horsley, Jottings from Jail [in Echo]. A little time after
this I fell again at St. Mary Cray for being found at the back of a
house.