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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.

Flush. adj. Fledged; able to fly: (applied to young birds.)

FooÄse. s. Force. See VooÄse.

To FooÄse. v.a. To force.

Foo'ter. s. [Fr. foutre] A scurvy fellow; a term of contempt.

Foo'ty. adj. Insignificant; paltry; of no account.

For'rel. s. the cover of a book.

Forweend'. adj. Humoursome; difficult to please: (applied to children).

Fout. preterite. of to fight.

French-nut. s. A walnut.

To Frump. v.a. To trump up.

To Frunt. v.a. To affront.

To Fur. v.a. To throw.

Fur'cum. s. The bottom: the whole.

Fur'nis. s. A large vessel or boiler, used for brewing, and other purposes; fixed with bricks and mortar, and surrounded with flues, for the circulation of heat, and exit of smoke.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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