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48 THE DIALECT OF Flouch, sb. an awkward moulL ' Art ta settin' thy Jloueh ageani' In southern diction ' making mouths.' Flower, pronounced /oar. Fluf^ eb. the stuff which collects in pockets, under beds, &c; else- where called flue. Floggonfl, sb, a slatternly woman. HaUiv^ell givosfluggan, a coarse, fat woman. Flnp, sb. a stroke, blow, &c. * Au*ll gi'e thee aflup,' Flnp, vb, to hit, strike a blow, &c. Flupperlipped, culj. where lips are large, or out of shape or propor- tion. Halliwell gives floppermouthed in much the same sense. Flnppy, adj, careless ; heedless, <&c. Flusk, or Fluflker, vb, to startle a bird out of a bush. Flnsker, vb. neut to fly out. ' A bird Yiasflusker'd out here.' FItiz, vb. the meaning not exactly ascertained. It has been heard applied to a servant engaged in cleaning fire-grates, and may have reference to the noise produced by the brushes. Fly, sb. pronounced flee. See Flea, and Flee. Fly by sky, eb. a word applied to a woman dressed in an out-of-the- way manner. Halliwell gives this word as flee by the sky. I write it as I heard it pronounced. The same word is also used for a sort of fly-wheel in certain machinery. Fog, sb. after-^rass. Eay spells it foggey and describes it as long grass remaining in the pasture till winter. Foil, sb. (one syllable) the pronunciation of the word foal. To a respected friend of mine not caring to be dressed in the height of the fasiiion, a cart-driver said, * Mester, Au sud lauk a/ot7 o* thy coit,' %. e. a foal of thy coat, or a coat like yours. My friend fired up in a moment as he exclaimed, ' Why, this man is a Darbarian — a Vandal ; let me see his name ; ' so he danced round to the other side of the cart, to the wonderment and confasion of the driver. Foilfooit, sb. the pronunciation of foalfoot, the same as Colt's-foot — Tuseilago Farfara. Foil hoyle, a shed for sheltering foals. Fold, sb. a name applied to a collection of cottiiges standing in a yard more or less inclosed. Thorpe Fold, Heck Fold. Fooil, the pronunciation oifool. See Letters 0, Oo. Fooilify, vb. to make a fool of. Fooit, the pronunciation of the word foot. See Letters 0, Oo. This word occurs in the Almondbury Church inscription, and is there spelt