Etymology: Belongs to the spurious Sherwood dialect of the piece; it may be an alteration of figentadj.
Obsolete. rare.
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a1637 B. JonsonSad Shepherdii. iii. 29 in Wks. (1640) III Shew your sell, Tu all the Sheep'ards, baudly: gaing amang 'hem. Be mickell i'their eye, frequent, and fugeand . View more context for this quotation
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