Evet. See Effet.

Ex, pl. Exes. An axle (S.).—N. & S.W.

Eyles. See Ailes.

F. (1) F for th. Examples :.—Fust, thirst; afust, athirst. An old characteristic of the Western and South-Western groups of dialect. (2) F, at the beginning of a word, is frequently sounded as v, as fall, vall; flick, vlick; font, vant.

Fadge. See Fodge.

Fag. See Vag.

Faggot, Fakket. (1) A woman of bad character is 'a nasty stinking faggot (or vaggot).' Often used in a milder sense, as 'You young vaggot! [you bad girl] what be slapping the baby vor?'—N. & S.W.

'Damn you vor a gay wench, vor that's what you be, an' no mistake about it; a vaggot as I wun't hae in my house no longer.'—Dark, ch. xii.

(2) A rissole of chopped pig's-liver and seasoning, covered with 'flare': also known as Bake-faggot.—N. & S.W.

'Tripe an mince meat,
Vaggots an pigs veet,
An blackpuddins stale, on which to regale.'—Slow's Poems, p. 26.