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 and Flesh-market. For synonyms, see Mother.

Flesh-fly (also, Flesh-maggot), subs. (old).—A whoremaster. For synonyms, see Molrower.

1781. Cowper, Progress of Error, 323-324. Oh! that a verse had power, and could command far, Far away, these flesh-flies of the land.

Flesh-market, or Flesh-shambles, subs. (common).—A brothel or flash-house (q.v.); also the pavement, in Piccadilly or Regent-street, for instance, where whores do congregate. Cf., Meatmarket.

1608. John Day, Humour out of Breath, II. I Asp She may bee well discended; if shee be, Shee's fit for love, and why not then for me. Boy. And you be not fitted in Venice 'tis straunge, for 'tis counted the best flesh-shambles in Italie.

Flesh-monger, subs. (old).—A procurer; a whore-master. [From Eng. Flesh + monger]. For synonyms, see Mother and Molrower. Cf., Flesh-fly, Flesh-market, and Flesh-broker.

1603. Shakspeare, Measure for Measure, V., 1. And was the duke a flesh-monger, a fool, and a coward, as you then reported him to be?

Fleshmongering. To go fleshmongering, verb. phr. (venery).—To quest for women; to GO ON THE PROWL (q.v.)., or AFTER meat. See Greens and Ride.

Flesh-pot. Sighing for the FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT. phr. (common).—Hankering for good things no longer at command. [Biblical].

1884. Hawley Smart, From Post to Finish, p. 131. Do you think it is a HANKERING AFTER THE FLESH-POTS, and that the canon's cook reconciles me to the canon's opinions?

Flesh-tailor, subs. (old).—A surgeon. For synonyms, see Sawbones.

1633. Ford, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, iii. Oh, help! help! help! Oh, for a FLESH-TAILOR quickly.

Fleshy, subs. (Winchester College).—See Cat's Head.

FLETCH, subs. (prison). A spurious coin. Cf., Flatch.

Flick, or Flig, subs. (colloquial).—1. A cut with a whip-lash; hence, a blow of any sort. A flicking is often administered by schoolboys with a damp towel or pocket-handkerchief. For synonyms, see tanning.

1750. Fielding, Tom Jones, bk. VI., ch. ii. 'I do know you are a woman,' cries the squire, 'and it's well for thee, that art one; if had'st been a man, I promise thee I had lent thee a flick long ago.

1787. Grose, Provincial Glossary, s.v. vlick.

2. (common).—A jocular salutation; usually old flick. Cf., Codger and My Tulip.

1883. Punch, 28 July, p. 38, col. 1. Well, last night, They'd a feet in these gardens, old flick, as was something too awfully quite.

Verb. (thieves').—1. To cut.

1690. B.E., New Dict. of the Canting Crew. Flicking, c., to cut, cutting.

1728. Bailey, Eng. Dict, (flick is given as a 'country word').

1785. Gross, Dict. Vulg. Tongue. Flick me some pannam and cassan, cut me some bread and cheese; flick the peter, cut off the cloak bag or portmanteau.