An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Fauch, Faugh, s.
1. A single furrow, from lea, Ang.
2. The land thus managed, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
3. Applied to the tearing of character, Ang.

FAUCHT, pret. Fought.
V. [Fecht].

FAUTE, FAWT.
V. [Falt].

FAUCUMTULIES, s. pl. Perquisites due by the tenant to the proprietor, Ang.

FAVELLIS, pl. Perhaps, savours.
K. Hart.

FAULTOUR, s. A transgressor.
Lyndsay.

FAUSE-HOUSE, s. A vacancy in a stack, for preserving corns, q. false house.
Burns.

FAW, adj. Pale red.
V. [Fauch].

Faw, adj. Of diverse colours.
Gawan and Gol.

A. S. fag, fah, versicolor.