A small windy escape backwards, more obvious to the nose than ears; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap-dogs. See Fizzle.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
To Fib * Fid of TobaccoNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes