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   far-off
         adj 1: very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the
                  faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores";
                  "far-off happier times" [syn: {faraway}, {far-off}]

English Dictionary: frappe by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fire up
v
  1. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
    Synonym(s): inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
  2. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
    Synonym(s): light up, fire up, light
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forepaw
n
  1. front paw; analogous to the human hand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frap
v
  1. make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
  2. take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frappe
n
  1. liqueur poured over shaved ice
  2. thick milkshake containing ice cream
  3. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
    Synonym(s): ice, frappe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
freebee
n
  1. something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie"
    Synonym(s): freebie, freebee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
freebie
n
  1. something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie"
    Synonym(s): freebie, freebee
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx
               ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier
               ({F. Canadensis}); the bay lynx of America ({F. rufa}),
               and its western spotted variety ({var. maculata}); and
               the pardine lynx ({F. pardina}) of Southern Europe.
  
      2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Far \Far\, adv.
      1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are
            separated far from each other.
  
      2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,
            he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
  
      3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
  
      4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
            greatly.
  
                     Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
                     above rubies.                                    --Prov. xxxi.
                                                                              10.
  
      {As far as}, to the extent, or degree, that. See {As far as},
            under {As}.
  
      {Far off}.
            (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.
            (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. [bd]But
                  now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off
                  are made nigh by the blood of Christ.[b8] --Eph. ii.
                  13.
  
      {Far other}, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
            unlike. --Pope.
  
      {Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a
            whole region.
  
      {Far and wide}, distantly and broadly; comprehensively.
            [bd]Far and wide his eye commands.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {From far}, from a great distance; from a remote place.
  
      Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as
               far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Farfow \Far"fow\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Farrowed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Farrowing}.]
      To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. --Tusser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Far-off \Far"-off`\, a.
      Remote; as, the far-off distance. Cf. {Far-off}, under {Far},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   For \For\, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D.
      voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[81]r, Icel. fyrir,
      Sw. f[94]r, Dan. for, adv. f[94]r, Goth. fa[a3]r, fa[a3]ra,
      L. pro, Gr. [?], Skr. pra-. [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},
      {Foremost}, {Forth}, {Pro}-.]
      In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration
      of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done
      or takes place.
  
      1. Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action;
            the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an
            act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of
            which a thing is or is done.
  
                     With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath. --Shak.
  
                     How to choose dogs for scent or speed. --Waller.
  
                     Now, for so many glorious actions done, For peace at
                     home, and for the public wealth, I mean to crown a
                     bowl for C[91]sar's health.               --Dryden.
  
                     That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to
                     crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness
                     of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to
                     grant.                                                --Hooker.
  
      2. Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the
            end or final cause with reference to which anything is,
            acts, serves, or is done.
  
                     The oak for nothing ill, The osier good for twigs,
                     the poplar for the mill.                     --Spenser.
  
                     It was young counsel for the persons, and violent
                     counsel for the matters.                     --Bacon.
  
                     Shall I think the worls was made for one, And men
                     are born for kings, as beasts for men, Not for
                     protection, but to be devoured?         --Dryden.
  
                     For he writes not for money, nor for praise.
                                                                              --Denham.
  
      3. Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which,
            anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of;
            on the side of; -- opposed to against.
  
                     We can do nothing against the truth, but for the
                     truth.                                                --2 Cor. xiii.
                                                                              8.
  
                     It is for the general good of human society, and
                     consequently of particular persons, to be true and
                     just; and it is for men's health to be temperate.
                                                                              --Tillotson.
  
                     Aristotle is for poetical justice.      --Dennis.
  
      4. Indicating that toward which the action of anything is
            directed, or the point toward which motion is made;
            [?]ntending to go to.
  
                     We sailed from Peru for China and Japan. --Bacon.
  
      5. Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything
            acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an
            equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or
            made; instead of, or place of.
  
                     And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give
                     life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand
                     for hand, foot for foot.                     --Ex. xxi. 23,
                                                                              24.
  
      6. Indicating that in the character of or as being which
            anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
  
                     We take a falling meteor for a star.   --Cowley.
  
                     If a man can be fully assured of anything for a
                     truth, without having examined, what is there that
                     he may not embrace for tru[?]?            --Locke.
  
                     Most of our ingenious young men take up some
                     cried-up English poet for their model. --Dryden.
  
                     But let her go for an ungrateful woman. --Philips.
  
      7. Indicating that instead of which something else controls
            in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which
            anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to
            notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by
            all, aught, anything, etc.
  
                     The writer will do what she please for all me.
                                                                              --Spectator.
  
                     God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next
                     minute supervene.                              --Dr. H. More.
  
                     For anything that legally appears to the contrary,
                     it may be a contrivance to fright us. --Swift.
  
      8. Indicating the space or time through which an action or
            state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or
            time of.
  
                     For many miles about There 's scarce a bush. --Shak.
  
                     Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing.
                                                                              --prior.
  
                     To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.
                                                                              --Garth.
  
      9. Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of
            which, anything is done. [Obs.]
  
                     We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.
                                                                              --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {For}, [or] {As for}, so far as concerns; as regards; with
            reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently.
            See under {As}.
  
                     As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
                                                                              --Josh. xxiv.
                                                                              15.
  
                     For me, my stormy voyage at an end, I to the port of
                     death securely tend.                           --Dryden.
  
      {For all that}, notwithstanding; in spite of.
  
      {For all the world}, wholly; exactly. [bd]Whose posy was, for
            all the world, like cutlers' poetry.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {For as much as}, [or] {Forasmuch as}, in consideration that;
            seeing that; since.
  
      {For by}. See {Forby}, adv.
  
      {For ever}, eternally; at all times. See {Forever}.
  
      {For me}, [or] {For all me}, as far as regards me.
  
      {For my life}, [or] {For the life of me}, if my life depended
            on it. [Colloq.] --T. Hook.
  
      {For that}, {For the reason that}, because; since. [Obs.]
            [bd]For that I love your daughter.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {For thy}, [or] {Forthy} [AS. for[?][?].], for this; on this
            account. [Obs.] [bd]Thomalin, have no care for thy.[b8]
            --Spenser.
  
      {For to}, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of.
            [Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] --
            [bd]What went ye out for to see?[b8] --Luke vii. 25. See
            {To}, prep., 4.
  
      {O for}, would that I had; may there be granted; --
            elliptically expressing desire or prayer. [bd]O for a muse
            of fire.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Were it not for}, [or] {If it were not for}, leaving out of
            account; but for the presence or action of. [bd]Moral
            consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were
            it not for the will.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forby \For*by"\, adv. & prep. [See {Foreby}.]
      Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.]
  
               To tell her if her child went ought forby. --Chaucer.
  
               To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the
               sides of the city without let.               --Robynson
                                                                              (More's
                                                                              Utopia).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fore \Fore\, a. [See {Fore}, adv.]
      Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front;
      being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance;
      preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed
      to {back} or {behind}; as, the fore part of a garment; the
      fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.
  
               The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is
               directed by the fore purpose of the state. --Southey.
  
      Note: Fore is much used adjectively or in composition.
  
      {Fore bay}, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a
            water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race.
           
  
      {Fore body} (Shipbuilding), the part of a ship forward of the
            largest cross-section, distinguisched from middle body abd
            after body.
  
      {Fore boot}, a receptacle in the front of a vehicle, for
            stowing baggage, etc.
  
      {Fore bow}, the pommel of a saddle. --Knight.
  
      {Fore cabin}, a cabin in the fore part of a ship, usually
            with inferior accommodations.
  
      {Fore carriage}.
      (a) The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled
            vehicle.
      (b) A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam.
  
      {Fore course} (Naut.), the lowermost sail on the foremost of
            a square-rigged vessel; the foresail. See Illust. under
            {Sail}.
  
      {Fore door}. Same as {Front door}.
  
      {Fore edge}, the front edge of a book or folded sheet, etc.
           
  
      {Fore elder}, an ancestor. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Fore end}.
      (a) The end which precedes; the earlier, or the nearer, part;
            the beginning.
  
                     I have . . . paid More pious debts to heaven, than
                     in all The fore end of my time.         --Shak.
      (b) In firearms, the wooden stock under the barrel, forward
            of the trigger guard, or breech frame.
  
      {Fore girth}, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a
            martingale.
  
      {Fore hammer}, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in
            time, with the hand hammer.
  
      {Fore leg}, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or
            multiped, or of a chair, settee, etc.
  
      {Fore peak} (Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the
            portion of the hold which is farthest forward.
  
      {Fore piece}, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of
            a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress.
  
      {Fore plane}, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a
            jack plane and a smoothing plane. --Knight.
  
      {Fore reading}, previous perusal. [Obs.] --Hales.
  
      {Fore rent}, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is
            gathered.
  
      {Fore sheets} (Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the
            space beyond the front thwart. See {Stern sheets}.
  
      {Fore shore}.
      (a) A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of
            the surf.
      (b) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a
            breakwater. --Knight.
      (c) The part of the shore between high and low water marks.
           
  
      {Fore sight}, that one of the two sights of a gun which is
            near the muzzle.
  
      {Fore tackle} (Naut.), the tackle on the foremast of a ship.
           
  
      {Fore topmast}. (Naut.) See {Fore-topmast}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {Fore wind}, a favorable wind. [Obs.]
  
                     Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      {Fore world}, the antediluvian world. [R.] --Southey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fore \Fore\, a. [See {Fore}, adv.]
      Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front;
      being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance;
      preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed
      to {back} or {behind}; as, the fore part of a garment; the
      fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.
  
               The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is
               directed by the fore purpose of the state. --Southey.
  
      Note: Fore is much used adjectively or in composition.
  
      {Fore bay}, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a
            water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race.
           
  
      {Fore body} (Shipbuilding), the part of a ship forward of the
            largest cross-section, distinguisched from middle body abd
            after body.
  
      {Fore boot}, a receptacle in the front of a vehicle, for
            stowing baggage, etc.
  
      {Fore bow}, the pommel of a saddle. --Knight.
  
      {Fore cabin}, a cabin in the fore part of a ship, usually
            with inferior accommodations.
  
      {Fore carriage}.
      (a) The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled
            vehicle.
      (b) A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam.
  
      {Fore course} (Naut.), the lowermost sail on the foremost of
            a square-rigged vessel; the foresail. See Illust. under
            {Sail}.
  
      {Fore door}. Same as {Front door}.
  
      {Fore edge}, the front edge of a book or folded sheet, etc.
           
  
      {Fore elder}, an ancestor. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Fore end}.
      (a) The end which precedes; the earlier, or the nearer, part;
            the beginning.
  
                     I have . . . paid More pious debts to heaven, than
                     in all The fore end of my time.         --Shak.
      (b) In firearms, the wooden stock under the barrel, forward
            of the trigger guard, or breech frame.
  
      {Fore girth}, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a
            martingale.
  
      {Fore hammer}, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in
            time, with the hand hammer.
  
      {Fore leg}, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or
            multiped, or of a chair, settee, etc.
  
      {Fore peak} (Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the
            portion of the hold which is farthest forward.
  
      {Fore piece}, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of
            a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress.
  
      {Fore plane}, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a
            jack plane and a smoothing plane. --Knight.
  
      {Fore reading}, previous perusal. [Obs.] --Hales.
  
      {Fore rent}, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is
            gathered.
  
      {Fore sheets} (Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the
            space beyond the front thwart. See {Stern sheets}.
  
      {Fore shore}.
      (a) A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of
            the surf.
      (b) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a
            breakwater. --Knight.
      (c) The part of the shore between high and low water marks.
           
  
      {Fore sight}, that one of the two sights of a gun which is
            near the muzzle.
  
      {Fore tackle} (Naut.), the tackle on the foremast of a ship.
           
  
      {Fore topmast}. (Naut.) See {Fore-topmast}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {Fore wind}, a favorable wind. [Obs.]
  
                     Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      {Fore world}, the antediluvian world. [R.] --Southey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foreby \Fore*by"\, prep. [Fore + by.]
      Near; hard by; along; past. See {Forby}. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forweep \For*weep"\, v. i.
      To weep much. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fourb \Fourb\, Fourbe \Fourbe\, n. [F.]
      A trickly fellow; a cheat. [Obs.] --Evelyn. Denham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fourb \Fourb\, Fourbe \Fourbe\, n. [F.]
      A trickly fellow; a cheat. [Obs.] --Evelyn. Denham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frab \Frab\, v. i. & t.
      To scold; to nag. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frap \Frap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Frapping}.] [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf.
      {Affrap}.]
      1. (Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure
            and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it;
            to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
            --Tottem.
  
      2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
            --Knoght.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frape \Frape\, n. [Cf. frap, and Prov. E. frape to scold.]
      A crowd, a rabble. [Obs.] --ares.

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   Fairhope, AL (city, FIPS 25240)
      Location: 30.51447 N, 87.88405 W
      Population (1990): 8485 (3808 housing units)
      Area: 19.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36532

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   Fairview, AL (town, FIPS 25384)
      Location: 34.24679 N, 86.68744 W
      Population (1990): 383 (138 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, CA (CDP, FIPS 23350)
      Location: 37.67863 N, 122.04464 W
      Population (1990): 9045 (3206 housing units)
      Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Fairview, GA (CDP, FIPS 28632)
      Location: 34.93029 N, 85.29249 W
      Population (1990): 6444 (2548 housing units)
      Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, IL (village, FIPS 25063)
      Location: 40.65053 N, 90.19105 W
      Population (1990): 510 (216 housing units)
      Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61432
   Fairview, KS (city, FIPS 22425)
      Location: 39.83989 N, 95.72711 W
      Population (1990): 306 (149 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66425
   Fairview, KY (city, FIPS 26236)
      Location: 38.99857 N, 84.48284 W
      Population (1990): 119 (45 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, MI
      Zip code(s): 48621
   Fairview, MO (town, FIPS 23518)
      Location: 36.81687 N, 94.08495 W
      Population (1990): 298 (133 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64842
   Fairview, MT (city, FIPS 25300)
      Location: 47.85084 N, 104.05102 W
      Population (1990): 869 (441 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59221
   Fairview, NC (CDP, FIPS 22440)
      Location: 35.52284 N, 82.40455 W
      Population (1990): 1830 (718 housing units)
      Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28730
   Fairview, NJ (CDP, FIPS 22740)
      Location: 40.36544 N, 74.08116 W
      Population (1990): 3853 (1318 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, NJ (borough, FIPS 22560)
      Location: 40.81750 N, 74.00161 W
      Population (1990): 10733 (4686 housing units)
      Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 07022
   Fairview, NY (CDP, FIPS 25109)
      Location: 41.73185 N, 73.91338 W
      Population (1990): 4811 (1888 housing units)
      Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Fairview, OH (village, FIPS 26348)
      Location: 40.05889 N, 81.23408 W
      Population (1990): 79 (37 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, OK (city, FIPS 25100)
      Location: 36.26939 N, 98.47633 W
      Population (1990): 2936 (1443 housing units)
      Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, OR (city, FIPS 24250)
      Location: 45.54637 N, 122.43473 W
      Population (1990): 2391 (922 housing units)
      Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
   Fairview, PA (borough, FIPS 24832)
      Location: 41.01523 N, 79.74353 W
      Population (1990): 224 (81 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, PA (borough, FIPS 24856)
      Location: 42.02935 N, 80.25536 W
      Population (1990): 1988 (723 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 16415
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      Location: 43.22214 N, 96.48901 W
      Population (1990): 73 (34 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57027
   Fairview, TN (city, FIPS 25440)
      Location: 35.97974 N, 87.12415 W
      Population (1990): 4210 (1479 housing units)
      Area: 32.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37062
   Fairview, TX (city, FIPS 25296)
      Location: 33.11385 N, 97.44475 W
      Population (1990): 206 (81 housing units)
      Area: 41.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, TX (town, FIPS 25224)
      Location: 33.14220 N, 96.62488 W
      Population (1990): 1554 (541 housing units)
      Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fairview, UT (city, FIPS 24630)
      Location: 39.63047 N, 111.43544 W
      Population (1990): 960 (391 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 84629
   Fairview, WV (town, FIPS 26524)
      Location: 39.59262 N, 80.24732 W
      Population (1990): 513 (247 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 26570

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   frob /frob/ 1. n.   [MIT; very common] The {TMRC} definition was
   "FROB = a protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a
   `frob' is any random small thing; an object that you can comfortably
   hold in one hand; something you can frob (sense 2).   See {frobnitz}.
   2. vt.   Abbreviated form of {frobnicate}.   3. [from the {MUD}
   world] A command on some MUDs that changes a player's experience
   level (this can be used to make wizards); also, to request {wizard}
   privileges on the `professional courtesy' grounds that one is a
   wizard elsewhere.   The command is actually `frobnicate' but is
   universally abbreviated to the shorter form.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   furrfu // excl.   [Usenet] Written-only equivalent of "Sheesh!";
   it is, in fact, "sheesh" modified by {rot13}.   Evolved in mid-1992
   as a response to notably silly postings repeating urban myths on the
   Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban, after some posters complained
   that "Sheesh!" as a response to {newbie}s was being overused.   See
   also {FOAF}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   FreeHEP
  
      An organisation offering a repository of software and related
      information for high energy physics applications.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   FreePPP
  
      The latest incarnation of {MacPPP}.   FreePPP
      continues to be used by many MacOS users as an alternative to
      {Apple}'s {TCP/IP} stack.
  
      {Home (http://www.rockstar.com/ppp.shtml)}.
  
      (2000-11-25)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   frob
  
      /frob/ 1.   [MIT] The {TMRC} definition was "FROB = a
      protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a "frob"
      is any random small thing; an object that you can comfortably
      hold in one hand; something you can frob (sense 2).   See
      {frobnitz}.
  
      2. Abbreviated form of {frobnicate}.
  
      3. [{MUD}] A command on some {MUD}s that changes a player's
      experience level (this can be used to make wizards); also, to
      request {wizard} privileges on the "professional courtesy"
      grounds that one is a wizard elsewhere.   The command is
      actually "frobnicate" but is universally abbreviated to the
      shorter form.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   furrfu
  
      Written-only {rot13} "Sheesh!".   "furrfu" evolved in
      mid-1992 as a response to postings repeating urban myths on
      {newsgroup} {news:alt.folklore.urban}, after some posters
      complained that "Sheesh!" as a response to {newbies} was being
      overused.
  
      (1995-10-25)
  
  
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