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verb
To fidget about; wriggle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To potter about seeking a living
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
From fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”).
