_Freakish_, Fantastic, Whimsical, Capricious. _Freameth_, see Wild Boar. _Free-booters_, Lawless Robbers, and Plunderers; also Soldiers serving for that Privilege without Pay, and Inroaders. _Freeholder_, he whose Wife goes with him to the Ale-house; also he that has to the Value of Fourty Shillings (or more) a Year in Land. _Freeze_, a thin, small, hard _Cyder_ much us’d by Vintners and Coopers in parting their Wines, to lower the Price of them, and to advance their Gain. _French Gout_, the Pox. _A blow with a French Faggot Stick_, when the Nose is fallen by the Pox. _Frenchified_, in the French Interest or Mode; also Clapt or Poxt. _Fresh-man_, a Novice, in the University. _Fresh-water-seamen_, that have never been on the Salt, or made any Voyage, meer Land-Men. _Fret_, to fume or chafe; also Wine in fermenting is said to be upon the _Fret_. _Fricassee_, any Fried Meats, but chiefly of Rabbets. _Friggat, well rigg’d_, a Woman well Drest and Gentile. _Frigid_, a weak disabled Husband, cold, impotent. _Frippery_, old Clothes. _Froe_, c. for _Urowe_, (_Dutch_) a Wife, Mistress, or Whore. _Brush to your Froe_, (or _Bloss_,) _and wheedle for Crap_, c. whip to your Mistress and speak her fair to give, or lend you some Money. _Frog-landers_, Dutchmen. _Frolicks_, lewd or merry Pranks, pleasant Rambles, and mad Vagaries. _Frummagem’d_, c. choaked. _Frump_, a dry Bob, or Jest. _Fuants_, Excrements of all Vermin. _Fubbs_, a loving, fond Word used to prety little Children and Women; also the Name of a Yacht. _Fuddle_, Drink. _This is Rum fuddle_, c. this is excellent Tipple. _Fuddle-cap_, a Drunkard. _Fulsom_, is a Nauseous sort of Excess; as _fulsom fat_, loathsom fat, or fat to loathing. _Fulsom flattery_, nauseous or gross Flattery laid on too thick; as Embroidery too thick Laid on is dawbing with Gold or Silver-lace. _Fumbler_, an unperforming Husband, one that is insufficient, a weak Brother. _Fumblers-Hall_, the Place where such are to be put for their Nonperformance. _Fun_, c. a Cheat, or slippery Trick; also an Arse. _What do you fun me?_ Do you think to Sharp or Trick me? _I’ll Kick your fun_, c. I’ll Kick your Arse. _He put the Fun upon the Cull_, c. he sharp’d the Fellow. _I Funn’d him_, c. I was too hard for him, I out-witted or rook’d him. _Fund_, or _Fond_, a Bank, or Stock or Exchequer of Money, or Moneys worth; also a Bottom or Foundation. _A Staunch Fund_, a good Security. _Funk_, c. Tobacco Smoak; also a strong Smell or Stink. _What a Funk here is!_ What a thick Smoak of Tobacco is here! _Here’s a damn’d Funk_, here’s 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 Fulsom, Fat, Strapping Woman.