FIN, a hand; “come, tip us your FIN,” viz., let us shake hands.—_Sea.__A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.

FINDER, one who FINDS bacon and meat at the market before they are

lost, _i.e._, steals them.

FINUF, a five-pound note. DOUBLE FINUF, a ten-pound note.—_German_,

FUNF, five.

FISHY, doubtful, unsound, rotten—a term used to denote a suspicion of a

“screw being loose,” or “something rotten in the state of Denmark,” in

alluding to an unsafe speculation.

FISH, a person; “a queer FISH,” “a loose FISH,” &c.

FIX, a predicament, dilemma; “an awful FIX,” a terrible position; “to

FIX one’s flint for him,” _i.e._, to “settle his _hash_,” “put a spoke

in his wheel.”

FIZZING, first-rate, very good, excellent; synonymous with STUNNING.

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