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by Art, as Glass, Paper, and all Compound or made Metals, as Brass, Steel, Pewter, Latin &c.

Fadge, it won't fadge or doe.

Fag, c. to Beat.

Fag'd, c. Beaten.

Fag the Bloss, c. bang the Wench,

Fag the Fen, c. drub the Whore.

Faggot the Culls, c Bind the Men.

Faggots, Men Muster'd for Souldiers, not yet Listed.

Fair Roe-Buck, the Fifth Year.

Fair Speech, or fine Words. Fair-spoken, or Courteous. A Fair Day, or Fair Weather. Fair in the Cradle, and foul in the Saddle, a pretty Boy, and a hard-favor'd Man. Soft and Fair goes far; or not more Haste than good Speed. Fair and far off; wide of the Mark. You have made a Fair Spech, said in derision of one that spends many Words to little purpose. A Fair or Market for Beasts. A Day after the Fair, a Day too late, of one that has out-stayed his Markets.

Fall-a-bord, fall on and Eat heartily.

Fallacies, Cheats, Tricks, Deceipts.

Falter, to fail or more particularly a failure, or Trip of the Tongue, entangled with the Palsy, produced also from excess of Drink, or Guilt.

Famms, c. Hands.

Fambles, c. Hands.

Famble-cheats, c. Gold-rings, or Gloves.

Famgrasp, c. to agree or make up a Difference. Famgrasp the Cove c. to agree with the Adversary.

Family of Love, Lewd Women, Whores; also a Sect.

Fangs, Beast-claws as Talons are of a Bird.

Fanning, or refreshing of the Trees or Woods with Wind. Fanning or refreshing of a Close