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A Staunch Fund, a good Security.

Funk, c. Tobacco Smoak; also a strong Smell or Stink. Whet a Funk here is! What a thick Smoak of Tobacco is here! Here's a damn'd Funk, heres a great Stink.

Furbish-up, to Scrub-up, to Scowre, or Refresh old Armour, &c. He is mightily Furbish'd up on a suddain, when a Man not accustom d to wear fine Cloaths, gets a good Suit on his Back.

Fur-men, c. Aldermen.

Fussocks, a meer Fussocks, a Lazy Fat-Ars d Wench. A Fat Fussocks, a Flusom, Fat, Strapping Woman.

Fustian-verse. Verse in Words of lofty Sound, and humble Sense.

Fustiluggs, a Fulsom, Beastly, Nasty Woman.


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Gad up and down, to Fidle and Fisk, to run a Gossiping. Gadding-Gossips, way-*going Women, Fidging and Fisking every where. A Gad of Steel.

Gag, c. to put Iron-*pinns into the Mouths of the Robbed, to hinder them Crying out.

Gage, c. a Pot or Pipe. Tip me a Gage, c. give me a Pot or Pipe or Hand hither, the Pot or Pipe.

Gallant, a very fine Man; also a Man of Metal, or a brave Fellow; also one that Courts or keeps, or is Kept by a Mistress. Gallant a Fan, to break it with Design, or Purpose to have the Opportunity and Fayour to Present a better.

Gambals, Christmas Gamballs, merry Frolicks or Pranks.

Game, c. Bubbles drawn in to be cheated, also at a Bawdy-house, Lewd Women. Have ye any Game Mother? Have ye any Whores Mistress Baw'd, and in another