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  • fire
    1. [cf. Vii. "fi'a de ball" (Roy 1974); cf. OED, to propel (a missile) as from a gun] to throw:
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  • finish
    [Car.; by passivization] v. (of a supply) to be exhausted: Sugar finish (Nassau). (Black) finish do [Liberian idem (Hancock p.c.);
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  • fingle
    /fínggal/ [Car.; "by lambdacism from finger v." DJE] v. to finger or touch: 1981 l am a girl who doesn't
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  • finger pepper
    (Long); small-finger pepper (White) [cf. DJE finger pepper; from shape] n. a long variety of chili pepper (Capsicum sp.).
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  • finger banana
    [from its size and shape] n. the small, sweet SUGAR BANANA. (Mayag.)
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  • finger
     [Atlantic; OED, a finger-like projection, esp. such a part either of the fruit, foliage or root of a plant] n, a single banana
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  • fine-fine
    [Kilo idem (Hancock p.c.); cf. reduplica­tion in African languages to intensify meaning] adj. very fine: That plait do with a fine-fine
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  • fine
    adj. [Car.; OED extremely thin →1821; cf. Sp., Port. fino thin; cf. LA Fr. fin thin (Taylor 195 1 b :43)]
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  • find yourself
    [Car.; cf. Brit. dial. Mid find oneself to recover one's senses EDD] v. phr. to get a grip on yourself; to
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  • fin
    v, [DAE, of fish: to swim] to swim (also of persons): 1880 I was finning up (Ives 153). (San Sal.)
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