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Fuʹmage (2 syl.)

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A tax for having a fire, mentioned in Domesday Book, and abolished by William III. (Latin, fumus, smoke.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Fuggers
Fugleman
Fulhams, or Fullams
Full Cry
Full Dress
Full Fig (In)
Full Swing (In)
Fulsome
Fum
Fum the Fourth
Fumage
Fume
Fun
Fund
Funds
Funeral
Funeral Banquet
Funeral Games
Fungoso
Funk
Funny Bone