Dustman, sleep, or drowsiness E. Earwig, a crony, a close friend Earth stoppers, horses feet Elbow shaker, a dice rattler, a gambler English Burgundy, strong beer Eriffs, young thieves in training Eve droppers, vagabonds who rob hen roosts F. Facer, a blow on the face, a bumper Fadge, a farthing Fag, to ill use, to work hard Fakements, scraps, morsels Fast trotters, good horses, rum prads Fam, a ring Fams, or fambles, hands Fancy, the ton of low life Farmer, an alderman Fastener, a warrant Faulkner, a juggler, a tumbler Fawney, a ring Feck, to, to discover which is the safest way of obtaining stolen goods Feeder, a spoon Feint, pawnbroker Felt, a hat Fem, a hole Fence, a receiver of stolen goods Fencing ken, a house where stolen goods are deposited Feret, a pawnbroker Fib, to fight, to box Fibbing, pummelling a head while in chancery Flich me some panea and causau, cut me some bread and cheese Fiddler, a sixpence Fiddle, a watchman's rattle Fiery snorter, a red nose Field lane duck, a baked sheep's head Fig out, to dress Figure, a little boy put in at a window to hand goods to his accomplices Filcher, a thief File, a rum, an odd fellow Filch, to steal Fin, arm Fishfag, a woman that sells fish Fishooks, the fingers Fives, the fingers Fives, a bunch of the fist, the hand closed Flag, groat, fourpence Flame, a bit of muslin, a sweetheart Flankey, the behind, the part you sit on Flash of lightning, a glass of gin Flash, language used by thieves, gypsies; to sport Flashman, a prostitute's bully Flash cove, the keeper of a place for the reception of stolen goods Flashing his gab, showing off his talk Flash his ivory, showing off his teeth Flat, a raw, an inexperienced fellow, a fool Flat-catcher, an article to dupe the public Fleec'd, clean'd out, stript Flick, to cut Flicker, a drinking glass Flimsies, Bank of England notes Flipper, the hand Floating academy, the hulks at Woolwich for convicts Flogger, a whip Floored, knocked down Floorers, fellows who throw people down in the street, &c. when their companions under the pretence of assisting, rob them Flowers of society, the ornaments of high life, big'uns Fly, up, acquainted with Flyers, shoes Flying colours, to come off with, to come off with luck, to do anything with advantage to yourself Flue faker, a chummy, a sweep Fogle, pocket handkerchief Fogo, stink Fog, smoke Fogus, tobacco Fogay, a stupid fellow Footing, money paid by a prostitute when going among her companions, also money paid on entering into any trade or calling amongst mechanics Fork, a pocket Fork it out, to produce anything by the hand Forks, fore and middle fingers Fresh water bay, Fleet-market Frisk, mischief Frontispiece, the face Frow, a prostitute Frummag'd, choked, or hang'd Frumper, sturdy blade Fudge, gammon Fuller's earth, gin Fumbles, gloves Funk, stew, to fret Funk, to cheat, alarm, to smoke, stink