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Few, Veo _adj._ little, as a few broth
Fie _s._ to succeed, ex. Che-ating pl'y'll never fie
Fig _s._ raisin: figgety-pudden, figgy-cake, rich with raisins
Fildefare, Veelvare _s._ a fieldfare: varewell veelvare, farewell winter
Filtry _s._ rubbish
Fitch, Fitchet _s._ a pole cat, ex. As cross as a fitchet
Fitten _s._ an idle fancy, whim
Flap-jack _s._ small pancake, fritter
Flanker, Vlanker _s._ a spark of fire
Flannin, Vlannen _s._ a flannel
Fleet _s._ the windward side of a hedge
Fleet _v._ to float
Flick _s._ the inside fat of animals; also flitch of bacon
Flittermouse _s._ a bat (Ger. _Fledermaus_)
Flook _s._ a flounder; also a parasite in the liver of sheep
Flush _adj._ fledged, in full feather _adv._ even with
Foase _v._ to wheedle, to deceive _adj._ false
Fob _s._ froth, slaver _v._ to put off with a pretence
Fog _s._ old, withered or spoilt gra.s.s
Fog-earth _s._ bog-earth, peat
Foggy _adj._ fat, corpulent
Fooase, or Vooase _v._ to force, to oblige
Footer _s._ a worthless shabby fellow _adj._ footy
Fore-spur, or Vore-spur _s._ the fore-leg of pork
Fore-right, Vore-right _adj._ rash, head-long, head-strong
Forrel _s._ the cover of a book, the selvage of a handkerchief
Forware, or Verware _v._ to indemnify
Forweend _adj._ hard to please, wayward, spoilt in nursing
Frame _v._ to form, fas.h.i.+on the speech, ex. If I wur axed I could'nt frame to spake it so
Frange _s._ fringe (Fr. _frange_)
Free-bore _adj._ free, free-born
French-nut _s._ walnut
Fret _v._ to eat, as the lower animals (G _fressen_, A S _fretan_, as opposed to G _essen_, A S _etan_, applied to man): ex. The moth fretteth the garment; a use of the word retained in the West, and usually applied to the browsing of cattle
Furc.u.m, or Vurc.u.m _s._ the whole, even to the bottom
Furr, or Vurr _v._ to cast a stone far
Fump _s._ the whole of a business
Fuz, Fuzzen, Furze _s._ gorse, prov.
When fuz is out o' blossom Kissing's out o' fas.h.i.+n
Fuz-pig _s._ hedge hog
Gad _s._ a f.a.got-stick; Spar-gad a twisted stick picked at both ends to spar (Ger. _sperren_) or fasten down thatch. Near Bath, spick-gad
Gain _adj._ handy; Gainer more handy
Gale _s._ an old bull castrated
Gall _s._ a wet place, abounding in springs
Gally, Gallow _v._ to frighten; Gallied frightened Shak. K. Lear, iii, 2, "Skies gallow the wanderer"
Gally-baggur _s._ bug-bear, a trace of the time when gallows were a more common sight
Gamble _s._ a leg, (Ital. _gamba_)
Gambril _s._ a crooked stick used by butchers to suspend a carcase
Gammets, Gamoting _s._ whims, tricks, pranks
Ganny-c.o.c.k _s._ a turkey-c.o.c.k
Ganny-c.o.c.k's n.o.b _s._ the appendage to a turkey-c.o.c.k's beak
