+Flabbergasher+, _n._ A poser. _Vide_ +Cramper+.

+Flacker+, _v._ 1. To flutter. 2. To flicker. 3. To waver. Ex.—1. _T’ au’d bo’d flackered ower t’ hedge._ 2. _T’ cann’l flackered whahl Ah thowt it ’ud gan oot._ 3. _Ther’s neea dependence on him, he flackers aboot sae._

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+Flam+, _v._ To flatter, to make believe.

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+Flappers+, _n._ Young birds nearly ready to fly.

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+Flappy-sket+, _n. and adj._ An immoral woman; untidy.

+Flappy-tongue+, _n._ One whose word cannot be relied upon.

+Flatch+, _n._ A flatterer, also used as a _verb_.

+Flaum+, _v._ 1. To blaze, to burst out in flame. 2. To demonstrate great affection so as to gain some advantage. Ex.—1. _It flaum’d up leyke all that, bud then it war ez dry ez a kex._ 2. _Sha flaum’d aboot ma that mich, whahl i’ t’ end Ah ’ed ti gi’e waay an’ let ’em git wed._

+Flaumy+, _adj._ Common, tawdry, _n._ Fulsome caresses.

+Flaup+, +Flauping+, _n._ +Flaupy+, +Flaupish+, _adj._ Senseless talk.

+Flawter+, +Flowter+, _v._ To unnerve, to flurry. Ex.—_Ah war sairly flowtered when Ah heeard o’ Jimmy’s deeath._

+Flay-craw+, +-creeak+, or +-cruke+, _n._ A scarecrow.

+Flee+, _n._ A fly. Ex.—_Ah deean’t meean fleas ’at’s fleas, bud flees ’at flee_, i.e. ‘I do not mean fleas that are fleas, but flies that fly.’

+Fleead+, _v._ To flood. Ex.—_Ah’s gahin’ ti let t’ dam off an’ fleead t’ boddums._

+Fleece+, _n._ Obesity. Ex.—_Wait whahl he gans throw all ’at Ah’ve gane throw, an’ he weean’t hug sike a fleece._

+Fleece+, _v._ To take all that a man has. Ex.—_Oh, sha’s a rank bad un; tha saay ’at sha’s fleeced him ov ivvery haupenny he ’ed._

+Fleeing-aither+ or +-ask+, _n._ The dragon-fly.

+Flesh-meat+, _n._ Butcher’s meat, not pork.

+Flick+, _v._ To remove any light dust or thing with a rapid motion, as with a duster or whip-lash.

+Flicker+, _v._ and _n._ To exist for an instant, as a smile; the action of a dying flame.

+Flipe+, _v._ To remove dust by any quick, light motion, as with a handkerchief. _Vide_ +Flick+.

+Flisk+, _n._ A light tap. Ex.—_Sha nobbut flisk’d him wi’ her larl finger._

+Flite+, +Fleeght+, _v._ 1. To scold with many words. 2. To quarrel. Ex.—1. _Sha nivver lets ma be, sha’s awlus fliting at ma._ 2. _Tha’re fliting t’ ane agaain t’ ither that mich whahl Ah’ve cum’d awaay._