such froudacious statements in his life. The colonial papers are beginning, also, to spell the word with a small 'f,' which is significant.
1889. Graphic, 16 Feb. By exposing some of Mr. Froude's manifold errors (the most dangerous is that which assumes the sour Waikato clays to be rich because they grow fern) he justifies the Australian adjective Froudacious.
Froust, subs. (Harrow School).—1.
Extra sleep allowed on Sunday
mornings and whole holidays.
Fr., faire du lard.
2. (common).—A stink; stuffiness (in a room).
Frousty, adj. (common).—Stinking.
Frout, adj. (Winchester College).—Angry;
vexed.
Frow (or Froe, or Vroe), subs.
(old).—A woman; a wife; a
mistress. [From the Dutch.]
1607. Dekker, Westward Ho, Act. V., Sc. 1. Eat with 'em as hungerly as soldiers; drink as if we were froes.
1690. B. E., New Dict. of the Canting Crew, V. Brush to your froe and wheedle for crap, c. whip to your mistress and speak her fair to give or lend you some Money.
1754. B. Martin, Eng. Dict. (2 ed.), s.v.
1789. Parker, Life's Painter, p. 119 A flash of lightning next Bess tipt each cull and frow.
Fruitful Vine, subs. phr. (venery).—The
female pudendum. For
synonyms, see Monosyllable.
1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. Fruitful vine. A woman's private parts, i.e., that has flowers every month, and bears fruit in nine.
Frummagemed, adj. (old).—Choked; strangled; spoilt.
1671. R. Head, English Rogue, Pt. I., ch. v., 49 (1874). Frummagem, Choakt.
1724. E. Coles, Eng. Dict. Frummigam, c. choaked.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Choaked, strangled, or hanged. Cant.
1815. Scott, Guy Mannering, ch. xxviii. 'If I had not helped you with these very fambles (holding up her hands), Jean Baillie would have frummagem'd you, ye feckless do-little!'
1819. Moore, Tom Crib's Memorial, p. 21. There he lay, almost frummagem'd.
Frump, subs. (old).—1. A contemptuous
speech or piece of
conduct; a sneer; a jest.
1553. Wilson, Art of Rhetorique, p. 137. (He) shall be able to abashe a right worthie man, and make him at his witte's ende, through the sodaine quicke and vnlooked frumpe giuen.
1589. Greene, Menaphon, p. 45. For women's paines are more pinching if they be girded with a frumpe than if they be galled with a mischiefe.
1598. Florio, A Worlde of Wordes. Bichiacchia, jestes, toyes, frumps, flim-flam tales, etc.
1606. T. Dekker, Seven Deadly Sinnes, p. 44 (ed. Arber). The courtiers gives you an open scoffe, ye clown a secret mock, the cittizen yat dwels at your threshald, a ieery frump.
1630. Taylor, Works. But yet, me thinkes, he gives thee but a frumpe, In telling how thee kist a wenches rumpe.
1662. Rump Songs, 'Arsy-Varsy, etc., ii., 47. As a preface of honor and not as a frump, First with a Sir reverence ushers the Rump.
1668. Dryden, An Evening's Love, Act IV. Sc. 3. Not to be behindhand with you in your frumps, I give you back your purse of gold.
2. (common).—A slattern; more commonly a prim old lady; the correlative of fogey (q.v.). Fr., un graillon.
1831. J. R. Planché, Olympic Revels, Sc. i. Cheat, you stingy frump! Who wants to cheat?
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I., p. 157. Get into the hands of the other old frumps.
