FLUTE. The recorder of a city.
FLUX. To cheat; cozen; over-reach.
FLY. Knowing; up to him. "The bloke was fly, and I could not draw his fogle," the man was aware of what I wanted, and I could not steal his handkerchief.
FLY-COP. Sharp officer; an officer that is well posted; one who understands his business.
FLYERS. Shoes.
FLYING COVES. Fellows who obtain money by pretending to persons who have been robbed, that they can give them information that will be the means of recovering their lost goods.
FLYING JIGGERS. Turnpike-gates.
FOB. To cheat.
FOG. Smoke.
FOGLE. A pocket-handkerchief.