† ˈfig-boy Obs. slang.
[f. stem of fig v.5 + boy.]
A pickpocket.
| c 1550 Dice-Play D v b, Where by fyne fingered Fegge boye..picked shalbe his purse. 1602 W. Watson Quodlibets Relig. & State 61 Practicall science inuented by fig-boyes, and men of the Bernard high lawe. |