2. (venery).—To get wanton or prick-proud (q.v.); in a state of must (q.v.).
To have been among one's frills, verb. phr. (venery).—To have enjoyed the sexual favour. For synonyms, see Greens.
Frint, subs. (old).—A pawnbroker.
For synonyms, see Uncle.
1821. Real Life in London, i., p. 566.
Frisco, subs. (American).—Short
for San Francisco.
1870. Bret Harte, Poems, 'Chiquita.' Busted hisself at White Pine, and blew out his brains down in Frisco.
1890. Sporting Life, 8 Nov. The battle . . . took place in the theatre, Market St., Frisco.
Frisk, subs. (old).—1. A frolic;
an outing; a lark (q.v.);
mischief generally.
1697. Vanbrugh, Provoked Wife, iii., 1. If you have a mind to take a frisk with us, I have an interest with my lord; I can easily introduce you.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1825. The English Spy, vi., p. 162. Dick's a trump and no telegraph—up to every frisk, and down to every move of the domini, thoroughbred and no want of courage.
1852. Dickens, Bleak House, ch. xx., p. 171. 'When you and I had the frisk down in Lincolnshire, Guppy, and drove over to see that house at Castle Wold.'
2. (old).—A dance.
1719. Durfey, Pills, etc., i., 274. Let's have a neat frisk or so, And then rub on the law.
1782. Cowper, Table Talk, 237. Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk, Is always happy, reign whoever may
1880. Ouida, Moths, ch. xiv. And her fancy-dress frisks, and her musical breakfasts, were great successes.
3. (venery).—The act of copulation. See Greens and Ride.
Verb (thieves').—1. To search; to run the rule over (q.v.); Especially applied to the search made, after arrest, for evidence of character, antecedents, or identity. Hence, careful examination of any kind.
1781. G. Parker, Life's Painter, p. 179. They frisk him? That is search him. Ibid., p. 122. Puttting a lap-feeder in our sack, that you or your blowen had prig'd yourselves though we should stand the frisk for it.
1828. Jon. Bee, Pict. of London. p. 69. The arms are seized from behind by one, whilst the other frisks the pockets of their contents.
1852. Judson, Mysteries, etc. of New York, ch. vii. Vel sare, the offisare 'ave frisk me: he 'ave not found ze skin or ze dummy, eh?
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, or Rogue's Lexicon, p. 21. 'The knuck was copped to rights, a skin full of honey was found in his kick's poke by the copper when he frisked him'; [i.e.] the pickpocket was arrested, and when searched by the officer a purse was found in his pantaloons pocket full of money.
2. (thieves').—To pick pockets; to rob. To frisk a cly = to empty a pocket.
1852. Judson, Mysteries, etc. of New York, ch. iv. You're as good a knuck as ever frisked a swell.
1883. Daily Telegraph, 13 June, p. 7, col. 3. The ragged little wretches who prowl in gangs about the suburbs, who crawl on their hands and knees into shops in order to 'frisk the till.'
3. (venery).—To 'have (q.v.) a woman.' For synonyms, see Ride.
To dance the paddington frisk, verb. phr. (old).—To dance on nothing; i.e., to be hanged. [Tyburn Tree was in Paddington.] For synonyms, see Ladder.
