FEATHER—A mason’s tool for splitting stone. Plug and feather.
FEATHER-BRAINED—Light headed.
FEATHER-EDGE—A shoemaker’s term.
FEG-SOWAN, FIG-SUE—Boiled figs—or figs steeped in liquor.
FELL-FO—Field-fare.
FELLOW—Man, and used commonly for that word, e.g., T’ auld fellow, young fellow, heed fellow, t’ fellow i’ t’ shop, &c.
FELON; FELON-GERSE; CUT-FOR-’T-FELON; FELON’D; FELON-DRINK—Ass t’ coo doctor aboot o’ these, it’s summat’s matter wi’ t’ kye aboot t’ kist.
FAST-OOT—Put oot at board wages to be maintained.
FEWSOME—Comely. She’s a gay fewsome liuken lass. Neatly finished. Mak a gay fewsome job on’t t’ time thoo’s at it.
FEATHER-HEELED; FEATHER-LEGGED—Lish, active. A feather-heeled mother maks a greasy-heeled dowter, that is ta say, t’ second generation taks t’ advantage.