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do. “Ibain’t up to a day’s work now; I can’t do nothing but frickle about 
in my garden.” N.W. 
(2) Sometimes applied to mere fiddling little jobs. 
F rickling, F riggling. (1) ‘Tiresome, involving much minute attention 
. or labour. N.W. 
was rigele. A worrying little piece of work. “I be so caddled wi’ aal these yer 
j friggles, I caan’t hardly vind time vor a bit o’ vittles.” N.W. (Huish.) 
Frith. (1). 2. “Quick,” or young whitethorn for planting hedges. . N.W. 
* (2) m. Thorns or brush underwood. (D.) 
a * (3) vw. To make a brushwood drain. (D.) 
 Froar, Frozen (A.B.); usually Vroar or Vror in N. Wilts. 
Frog-dubbing. Boys throw a frog into a shallow pool, and then “dub” or 
pelt it, as it tries to escape. S.W. 
| Me Frout. Of animals, to take fright. ‘My horse frouted and runaway.” S.W. 
% Frum, Froom. Of vegetables, grass, etc., fresh and juicy (A.B.) ; strong- 
growing or rank. N.W. 
— *Fry. (1) 2. A brushwood drain. (H.) 
(2) v. To make a brushwood drain. (D.) 
Fur up. Water-pipes, kettles, etc., when coated inside with “ rock,” or the 
calcareous sediment of hard water, are said to “fur up,” or to be “ furred 
cup.” N. & 8.W. 
4 *Furze-hawker. Sazicola enanthe, the Wheatear. N.W. 
*Furze Robin. Sazicola rubicola, the Stonechat. (Birds of Wilts, 
___p- 150.) N.W. (Sutton Benger.) 
 Fuzz-ball. Lycoperdon Bovista, L., Puffball. ; N.W. 
 Gaa oot! see Horses. 
- Gaam. To smear or bedaub with anything sticky. Gaamze (Village 
Miners). N.W. 
J aamy. Daubed with grease, ete. In Hal. Gaam, adj. sticky. 
___ clammy,” is apparently an error, gaamy being probably intended. N.W. 
aS aapsey. 2%. A sight to be stared at. See Gapps. N.W. 
Gabborn. Of rooms or houses, comfortless, bare. (B.) Gabbern (A.) 
and Gabern (Great Estate, ch. 4). NW. 
* age-ring. An engagement ring, (Great Estate, ch. 10.) N.W. 
q Galley-bagger. A scarecrow. S.W. 
alley-crow. A scarecrow. N.W. 
G allivant. To be gadding about on a spree with a companion of the opposite 
sex: to run after the girls, or “chaps,” as the case may be. N. & SW. 
