Father of Waters
The Irrawaddy, in Burma, and the Mississippi, in North America.
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Father Thoughtful
Nicholas Catinat (1637- 1712), a marshal of France; so called by his soldiers for his cautious and thoughtful policy.
Fathers of the Church
All those writers of the first twelve centuries whose works on Christian doctrine are considered of weight and worthy of respect. But the term is more strictly applied to those teachers of the first twelve, and especially of the first six centuries who added notable holiness and complete orthodoxy to their learning.
Fathers of the Desert
The monks and hermits of the Egyptian deserts in the 4th century from whom all Christian monasticism derives. The most famous were St.
faulkner
A tumbler, juggler, or shewer of tricks; perhaps because they lure the people, as a faulconer does his hawks. CANT.
faults are thick where love is thin
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Faust and Marguerite
A pair of lovers doomed by circumstances
faustian bargain
An agreement that sacrifices long-term benefits for short-term gain
faustian deal
An agreement that sacrifices moral values for personal gain
faustian dilemma
A difficult choice between two undesirable options
faux queen
a drag queen who is a biological female
favorite person
a person one likes or admires more than others
favourite
The horse that has the lowest odds laid against it in the betting list. When the FAVOURITE wins, the public or backers of horses generally are the gainers. When an outsider wins, the ring, that is to say, the persons who make a business of laying against the chances of horses, are the gainers.
fawad
To come.
fawney
A finger ring. Irish, FAINEE, a ring.
fawney bouncing
Selling rings for a pretended wager. This practice is founded upon the old tale of a gentleman laying a wager that if he were to offer "real gold sovereigns" at a penny a-piece at the foot of London Bridge, the English public would be too incredulous to buy. The story states that the gentleman stationed himself with sovereigns on a tea-tray, and sold only two within the hour, thus winning the bet.
fawney rig
A common fraud, thus practised: A fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposes of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value. See MONEY DROPPER.
feague
To feague a horse; to put ginger up a horse's fundament, and formerly, as it is said, a live eel, to make him lively and carry his tail well; it is said, a forfeit is incurred by any horse-dealer's servant, who shall shew a horse without first feaguing him. Feague is used, figuratively, for encouraging or spiriting one up.
fear and loathing
Intense dislike and hatred
fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple
Do not worry more about a minor loss than a major one
Fear the man of one book. (Strauss 1994, p. 851)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Feast of Reason
Conversation on and discussion of learned and congenial subjects.
feast or famine
Alternating between excess and scarcity
feather in one's cap
An achievement or accomplishment to be proud of
feather merchant
A civilian.
feather one's nest
To use one's position for personal gain
feather-bed lane
A rough or stony lane.
feathered friend
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
feathered oof-bird
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
featherless biped
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
feathers
Money, wealth; "in full FEATHER," rich. FEATHERS is also a term applied to dress; "in full FEATHER," means very often in full costume. It also means, at times, in high spirits.
feck
To steal.
fed up
Extremely annoyed or frustrated
feddle
Federal.
federal case
A situation that is unnecessarily complicated or exaggerated
fee simple
An estate held by a person in his own right, free from condition or limitation, such as that of inheritance by any particular class of heirs. If restricted by conditions, it is called a "Conditional Fee.
fee simple absolute in possession
Complete and unconditional ownership of land
fee, faw, fum
Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense.
fee-fees
Feelings.
feed
A meal, generally a dinner. Originally stable slang, now pretty general.
feed a cold, starve a fever
Eat when having a cold, but fast when having a fever to aid recovery
Feed of Corn
A quartern of oats, the quantity given to a horse on a journey when the ostler
feed off
to benefit or thrive at someone else's expense
feed the dragon
to supply or support a habit or addiction
feed the fire
to add fuel to a situation, making it more intense or extreme
feed the meter
to put money into a parking meter
feed the troll
to respond to or encourage someone who is posting inflammatory content
feeder
A spoon. To nab the feeder; to steal a spoon.
feeding frenzy
A situation where a group eagerly and intensely competes for something
feel around
To explore or investigate something cautiously or tentatively
feel for
To sympathize or have compassion for someone
feel free
to do something without hesitation or restriction
feel good
experience pleasure or satisfaction
feel like
have an inclination or desire
feel like death
to feel extremely unwell or tired
feel like something
have an intuition or instinct about something
feel one's way
To proceed cautiously and carefully
feel oneself
to have a sense of one's own identity or emotions
feel out
To carefully try to understand someone's opinions or feelings
feel someone's collar
to arrest or seize someone
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