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<h1>The Letter F</h1>
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<h2>FACER</h2>
<p>a Bumber without Lip-room.</p>
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<h2>FADGE</h2>
<p>as, It won't fadge or do.</p>
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<h2>FAG</h2>
<p>to Beat; as, <i class="eg">Fag the Bloss</i>,
Bang the Wench; <i class="eg">Fag the Fen</i>, Drub
the Whore. Whence [[to Faggot, next entry]].</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FAGGOT</h2>
<p>to bind Hand and
Foot; as <i class="eg">Faggot the Culls</i>; <i>i.e.</i> Bind
the Men.</p>
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<h2>FAIR-<i>Roe-Buck</i></h2>
<p>a Woman in the
Bloom of her Beauty.</p>
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<h2>FAMBLE-<i>Cheats</i></h2>
<p>Gold Rings, or
Gloves.</p>
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<h2>FAMBLERS</h2>
<p>Villains that go up and
down selling counterfeit rings, &c.</p>
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<h2>FAMBLES</h2>
<p>Rings; also the Hands.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FAMGRASP</h2>
<p>to agree or make
up a Difference. <i class="eg">Famgrasp the Cove</i>,
to agree with the Adversary.</p>
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<h2>FAMILY <i>of Love</i></h2>
<p>Lew'd Women,
Whores; also a Sect.</p>
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<h2>FAMMS</h2>
<p>Hands.</p>
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<h2>FARTING-<i>Crackers</i></h2>
<p>Breeches.</p>
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<h2>FASTNER</h2>
<p>a Warrant.</p>
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<h2>FASTNESS</h2>
<p>Boggs.</p>
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<h2>FAT</h2>
<p>rich, as, <i class="eg">A Fat Cull</i>; a rich
Fellow.</p>
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<h2>FAULKNER</h2>
<p>a Tumbler, a Juggler,
a Shewer of Tricks, &c.</p>
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<h2>FAYTORS</h2>
<h2>or FATORS</h2>
<p>A kind of Gypsies, pretending to tell People
their Fate or Destiny, or what they
were born to.</p>
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<h2>FEATHER-<i>bed-lane</i></h2>
<p>any bad Road,
but particularly that betwixt <i>Dunchurch</i>
and <i>Daintry</i>. <i class="eg">To Feather his nest</i>, to
inrich himself by indirect Means, or
at the expence of others.</p>
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<h2>FEINTING</h2>
<p>an Attempt on one part
of a House, or Road, &c. when their
cheif Stress or Attempt lies in another.</p>
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<h2>FEN</h2>
<p>a Strumpet, or Bawd, a common
prostitute.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FENCE</h2>
<p>to spend, <i class="eg">Fence his Hog</i>,
spend his Shilling.</p>
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<h2><i>A</i> FENCE</h2>
<p>is also a Receiver and
Securer of Stollen Goods.</p>
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<h2>FENCING-<i>Cully</i></h2>
<p>the fame.</p>
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<h2>FENCING-<i>Ken</i></h2>
<p>a Warehouse,
where Stollen Goods are secured.</p>
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<h2>FERME</h2>
<p>a Hole.</p>
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<h2>FERMERLY-<i>Beggars</i></h2>
<p>all those that
have not the sham Sores or <i>Cleymes</i>.</p>
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<h2>FERRET</h2>
<p>a Parn-broker, or
Tradesman that sells Goods upn Trust
at excessive Rates, and then hunts
them, and often throws them into
Goal, where they perish for his Debt.</p>
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<h2>FERRETED</h2>
<p>cheated</p>
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<h2>FETCH</h2>
<p>a Trick or Wheedle. <i class="eg">A
meer Fetch</i>.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FIB</h2>
<p>to beat; <i class="eg">Fib the Cove's
Quarron in the Rompad, for the Lour in
his Bung</i>. Beat the Man in the Highway
for the Money in his Purse.</p>
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<h2>FIDDLE</h2>
<p>a Writ to Arrest.</p>
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<h2>FIDLERS-<i>Pay</i></h2>
<p>Thanks and Wine.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FILCH</h2>
<p>to Steal.</p>
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<h2><i>A</i> FILCH</h2>
<p>a Staff, with a Hole thro'
and a Spike at the Bottom, to pluck
Cloaths from a Hedge or any thing out
of a Casement.</p>
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<h2>FILCHERS</h2>
<p>the same with ANGLERS.</p>
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<h2>FILCHING-<i>Cove</i></h2>
<p>a Man-Thief.</p>
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<h2>FILCHING-<i>Mort</i></h2>
<p>a Woman-Thief.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FILE</h2>
<p>to Rob, or Cheat.</p>
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<h2><i>A</i> FILE</h2>
<h2>or <i>Bungnipper</i></h2>
<p>Pick-pockets,
who generally go in Company with a
Rogue, called a <i>Bulk</i> or <i>Bulker</i>, whose
Business 'tis to jostle the Person against
the Wall, while the <i>File</i> picks his
Pocket; and generally gives it to an
<i>Adam-tiler</i>, who scowers off with it.</p>
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<h2>FILE-<i>Cloy</i></h2>
<p>a Pick-Pocket, Thief or
Rogue; the same as FILE.</p>
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<h2>FIRE-<i>Ship</i></h2>
<p>a Pockey Whore.</p>
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<h2>FLAG</h2>
<p>a Groat; <i class="eg">The Flag of Defiance
is out</i>, (among the Tarrs) the
Fellow's Face is very red, and he is
drunk.</p>
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<h2>FLAM</h2>
<p>a Trick or Sham Story.</p>
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<h2>FLANDERS-<i>Fortunes</i></h2>
<p>of small Substance.</p>
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<h2>FLANDERS-<i>Pieces</i></h2>
<p>Pictures that
look fair at a Distance, but coarser
near at Hand.</p>
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<h2>FLAP DRAGON</h2>
<p>a Clap or Pox.</p>
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<h2>FLASH</h2>
<p>a Peruke. <i class="eg">Rum Flash</i>, a
long, full, high-priz'd Wig. <i class="eg">Queer-Flash</i>,
a sorry weather-beaten Wig.</p>
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<h2>FLASH-<i>Ken</i></h2>
<p>a House were Thieves
use, and are connived at.</p>
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<h2>FLAW'D</h2>
<p>Drunk.</p>
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<h2><i>To</i> FLEECE</h2>
<p>to Rob, Plunder or
Strip.</p>
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<h2>FLESH <i>Broker</i></h2>
<p>a Match-maker;
also a Bawd.</p>
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<h2>FLIBUSTERS</h2>
<p><i>West Indian</i> Pirates,
or Buckaneers, Free-booters.</p>
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<h2>FLICKER</h2>
<p>a Drinking Glass. <i class="eg">The
Flicker snapt</i>, the Glass is broken. <i class="eg">Nim
the Flicker</i>. Steal the Glass. <i class="eg">Rum
Flicker</i>, a large Glass or Rummer.
<i class="eg">Queer Flicker</i>, a green or ordinary
Glass.</p>
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<h2>FLICKING</h2>
<p>to cut, cutting, as, <i class="eg">Flick
me some Panom and Cossam</i>; Cut me
some Bread and Cheese. And, <i class="eg">Flick
the Peter</i>, cut off the Cloak-bag or
Portmanteau.</p>
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<h2>FLOGG</h2>
<p>to Whip</p>
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<h2>FLOGG'D</h2>
<p>severely lash'd.</p>
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<h2>FLOGG'D <i>at the Tumbler</i></h2>
<p>whipt at the Cart's Arse.</p>
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<h2>FLOGGING</h2>
<p>a naked Woman's
whipping with Rods an old (usually)
and (sometimes) a young Letcher.
<i class="eg">The Prancer drew the Queer Cove, at
the Crop-pin of the Rotan, through the
Rum Pads of the Runville, and was
Flogg'd by the Rum Cove</i>, <i>i. e.</i> The
Rogue was dragg'd at the Cart's tail
through the chief Streets of <i>London</i>,
and was soundly whipt by the Hangman.</p>
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<h2>FLOGGING-<i>Cove</i></h2>
<p>the Beadle, or
Whipper in <i>Bridewell</i>, or any such
Place.</p>
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<h2>FLOGGING-<i>Cully</i></h2>
<p>an old Letcher,
who, to stimulate himself to Venery,
causes himself to be whipp'd with
Rods.</p>
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<h2>FLOGGING-<i>Stake</i></h2>
<p>a whipping
Post.</p>
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<h2>FLORENCE</h2>
<p>a Wench that is
touz'd and ruffled.</p>
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<h2>FLUSH <i>in the Pocket</i></h2>
<p>full of Money.
<i class="eg">The Cull is Flush in the Fob</i>, the Spark's
Pocket is well lin'd with Money.</p>
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<h2>FLUSTER'D</h2>
<p>Drunk.</p>
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<h2>FLUTE</h2>
<p>the Recorder of <i>London</i>,
or of any other Town.</p>
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<h2>FLYERS</h2>
<p>Shoes.</p>
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<h2>FLYING <i>Camps</i></h2>
<p>Beggars plying in
Bodies at Funerals.</p>
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<h2>FOB</h2>
<p>a Cheat, or Trick.</p>
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<h2>FOB <i>off</i></h2>
<p>to cheat or deceive.</p>
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<h2>FOG</h2>
<p>Smoke.</p>
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<h2>FOGUS</h2>
<p>Tobacco. <i class="eg">Tip me a Gage of
Fogus</i>, Give me a Pipe of Tobacco.</p>
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<h2>FOOTMAN's <i>Mawn'd</i></h2>
<p>an artificial
Sore made with unslak'd Lime, Soap,
an the Rust of old Iron, on the Back
of a Beggar's Hand, as if hurt by the
Bite or Kick of a Horse.</p>
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<h2>FOOT-<i>Pads</i></h2>
<h2>or LOW <i>Pads</i></h2>
<p>a Crew
of Villains, who rob on Foot, some
of them using long Poles or Staves,
with an Iron Hook at the End, with
which they either pull Gentlemen from
their Horses, or knock them down: At
other Times, they skulk under Hedges
or behind Banks in the Road, and suddenly
starting out from their Covert,
one seizes the Bridle, while the other
dismounts the Passenger: and so rob,
and often murder him.</p>
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<h2>FORMAN <i>of the Jury</i></h2>
<p>one that engrosses
all the Talk to himself.</p>
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<h2>FORK</h2>
<p>a Pick-pocket. <i class="eg">Lets Fork
him</i>; Let us pick that Man's Pocket.
It is done by thrusting the Fingers,
strait, stiff, open and very quick into
the Pocket, and so closing them, hook
what can be held between them.</p>
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<h2>A FORK</h2>
<p>is also used for a Spendthrift.</p>
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<h2>FORLORN-<i>Hope</i></h2>
<p>losing Gamesters.</p>
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<h2>FORTUNE-<i>Hunters</i></h2>
<p><i>Irishmen</i>, Pursuers
of rich Heiresses, &c. to obtain
them in Marriage. <i class="eg">A Creature of Fortune</i>,
one that lives by his Wit.</p>
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<h2>FORTUNE-<i>Tellers</i></h2>
<p>the Judges of
Life and Death.</p>
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<h2>FOUNDLING</h2>
<p>a Child dropt in the
Streets for the Parish to keep.</p>
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<h2>A FOX</h2>
<p>a sharp, cunning Fellow.</p>
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<h2>FOXED</h2>
<p>Drunk.</p>
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<h2>FOYST</h2>
<p>a Cheat, a Rogue.</p>
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<h2>FRATERS</h2>
<p>such as beg with sham
Patents or Briefs for Spitals, Prisons,
Fires, Innundations, &c.</p>
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<h2>FREE-<i>Booters</i></h2>
<p>lawless Robbers, and
Plunderers; also Soldiers serving for
that Privilege without Pay, Inroaders.</p>
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<h2>FREEHOLDER</h2>
<p>he whose Wife goes
with him to the Alehouse.</p>
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<h2>FREEZE</h2>
<p>a thin, small, hard Cyder,
much used by Vintners and Coopers in
parting their Wines, to lower the
Price of them, and to advance their
Gain. <i class="eg">A Freezing Vintner</i>, a vintner
that balderdashes his Wine.</p>
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<h2>FRENCH <i>Gout</i></h2>
<p>the Pox. <i class="eg">A Blow
with a French Faggot stick</i>, when the
Nose is fallen by the Pox.</p>
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<h2>FRENCHIFIED</h2>
<p>clapt or Poxt.</p>
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<h2>FRIGOT <i>well rigged</i></h2>
<p>a Woman well
drest and genteel.</p>
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<h2>FROE</h2>
<p>for <i>Vrowe</i>, (<i>Dutch</i>) a Wife,
Mistress, or Whore, <i class="eg">Brush to your Froe
</i>(or <i>Blos</i>)<i> and wheedle for Crap</i>, whip
to your Mistress, and speak her fair
to give, or lend you some Money.</p>
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<h2>FROG-<i>Landers</i></h2>
<p>Dutchmen.</p>
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<h2>FRUMMAGEMM'D</h2>
<p>choaked, strangled, or hanged.</p>
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<h2>FRUMP</h2>
<p>a dry Bob, or Jest.</p>
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<h2>FUDDLE</h2>
<p>Drink. <i class="eg">This is rum Fuddle</i>,
this is excellent Tipple.</p>
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<h2>FUDDLE-<i>Cap</i></h2>
<p>a Drunkard.</p>
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<h2>FUN</h2>
<p>a Cheat, or slippery Trick;
<i class="eg">What do you fun me?</i> Do you think to
sharp or trick me? <i class="eg">He put the fun upon
the Cull</i>, he sharped the Fellow.</p>
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<h2>FUN</h2>
<p>is also used for the Backside;
as, <i class="eg">I'll kick your Fun</i>, <i>i. e.</i> I'll kick your
Breech. Likewise for Game of Diversion;
as <i class="eg">We had rare Fun with him</i>.</p>
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<h2>FUNK</h2>
<p>Tobacco Smoak.</p>
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<h2>FUR-<i>Men</i></h2>
<p>Aldermen.</p>
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<h2>FUSSOCKS</h2>
<p>as <i class="eg">A meer Fussocks</i>, a lazy
fat wench. <i class="eg">A fat Fussocks</i>, a fat fulsom,
strapping Woman.</p>
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<h2>FUSTILUGGS</h2>
<p>a fulsom, beastly,
nasty Woman.</p>
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