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† 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.
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▪ I. fig, n.1 (fɪg) Forms: 3–5 fige, 4–6 fyg(g(e, (4 fijg), 5–8 figg(e, 6–9 Sc. and 9 dial. feg, 9 dial. vig, 5– fig. [a. OF. fige, figue, ad. Prov. figa, figua = Sp. higa (obs. rare), It. fica (rare):—popular Lat. *fīca fig, f. L. fīcus (u-stem) fig-tree, fig. The L. fīcus was taken into OE. as f{i...
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