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Famble. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022. Famble or fam, fem, subs. (old).—The hand. Cf., FAMBLING-CHEAT. For synonyms, see BUNCH OF FIVES and DADDLE. [German slang has Fehm, Vehm, or Vehn, and is apparently the same word as the English FAM. A likely etymon is the Swed. and Dan. fem, five.]

1   1567.  HARMAN, A Caveat or Warening for Common Cursetors, s.v. 1610. ROWLANDS, Martin Mark-all, p. 38 [Hunterian Club’s Reprint, 1874]. FAMBLES. handes.

2   1622.  FLETCHER, Beggar’s Bush, ii., 1. We clapt our FAMBLES.

3   1724.  E. COLES, English Dictionary, s.v.

4   1815.  SCOTT, Guy Mannering, ch. xxviii. If I had not helped you with these very FAMBLES (holding up her hands).

5   1819.  T. MOORE, Tom Crib’s Memorial to Congress, p. 28.        Allowing for delicate FAMS, which have merely Been handling the sceptre, and that, too but queerly.

6   1878.  CHARLES HINDLEY, The Life and Times of James Catnach. So kiddy is my FAMBLE.

7   Verb (old).—To touch; to handle; especially with a view to ascertaining the whereabouts of valuables. Also termed TO FAM FOR THE PLANT, and TO RUN A RULE OVER. TO FAM A DONNA = to take liberties with a woman; to FIRKY-TOODLE (q.v.); to CROSS-FAM (q.v.).

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