Recreation terms starting with F

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Fabricator the person or people who design and build the shell or sheet metal of the race car. Each race car is custom made for a specific type of track or even race.
Face Cards Jack, Queen or King of any suit.
Face Down Game Your first card is placed face up while the second one is placed face down.
Face Up Game Both your cards are placed face up.
Factory A term designating the "Big Three" auto manufacturers: General Motors (GM), Ford and DaimlerChrysler.
Fade this means to cover all or part of the bank bet, also called cover or cover the bank.
Fair Game A game where neither the house nor the player has the edge. Roulette is not a Fair Game.
Fall overturn A mixing or turning over of the water takes place in the fall and results in reoxygenation of the water.
False shuffle A dealer cheating method which doesn't really randomize the deck of cards.
false-casting, false-cast Fly-casting line in the air (not touching the water) to increase length of line and perfect accuracy to the target.
Family Pot A pot in which all (or almost all) of the players call before the flop.
Fan An electrically or mechanically driven device that is used to pull air through the radiator or oil cooler.
fan cast Making a series of casts only a few degrees apart to cover a half circle (more or less). Often used to locate actively feeding fish.
Farm To repeatedly kill the same monsters or in the same area usually with the purpose of obtaining money or specific items.
FAST First Action System for Trademarks
Favorite A poker hand which is the statistical favorite to win.
feeding times Certain times of day when fish are most active. These are often associated with the position of the sun and moon and are referred to as solunar tables.
FH Full Health
Fibonacci Betting System A progressive betting system where each bet is a combination of the two previous numbers. (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc.).
Ficheur In the American Roulette each player gets chips with different colours so that they do not mix.
filamentous algae Type of algae characterized by long chains of attached cells that give it a stringy feel and appearance.
Fillet A method of using a sharp knife to separate the meaty portion of the fish from the bones and skeleton and/or skin for human consumption.
finesse fishing An angling technique characterized by the use of light tackle - line, rods, reels and artificial baits.
fingerling A young fish about a finger long, usually 2 inches or so in length.
Firewall A set of related programs that protect the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
First Base The position of the player at the blackjack table who gets his cards first. If you're standing behind the table, the player at the far right is in first…
fisherman One who engages in fishing for sport or occupation, or for food.
Fishery A term used for a lake, river or stream where people can catch fish, or even a particular kind of fish, such as a bass or trout fishery.
fishhook A barbed or barbless hook used for catching fish. For fish hook sizes, always use numerals: No. 2, No. 4 etc.
Fishing closures Waters closed to fishing due to special biological, social or safety concerns.
Five Number Bet - Can only be made on the American Wheel and is a single wager that 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3 will hit next.
Five Card Charlie A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
Five number bet Common with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
Flame An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
flat In fishing, a shallow section of water where game fish feed or spawn.
Flat betting To bet the same amount on every hand.
Flat Bettor A player who never varies the size of his bets, and bets the same amount each time.
Flat-out Slang term for racing a car as fast as possible under the given weather and track conditions.
flipping A method of fishing by which the lure is swung, not cast, to the target or structure, often with as little disturbance of the water as possible.
flipping stick Heavy action fishing rod (usually a baitcasting rod and reel), 7 to 8 feet long, designed for bass fishing using the flipping and or pitching techniques.
float tube A special fishing tube in which an inner tube is covered by a casing fitted with a seat to allow an angler to float free.
floating or float fishing To traverse a river, stream or lake by some type of watercraft while fishing, most commonly in a tube, raft, canoe, or kayak.
Floorman Individual responsible for supervising serveral tables in the pit.
Flop The first three community cards, put out face up, altogether.
Florida rig Very similar to the Texas rig, the only difference is the weight is secured by "screwing" it into the bait.
Fluctuation The deviations from expectation in a player's bankroll.
Fluctuation in Probability Numbers randomly appearing out of all proportion to their probability, usually only in the short-term. A short sequence of repeating decisions.
flush a hand of five cards all of the same suit, irrespective of value
flutterbait Any type of bait that is cast and then allowed to "flutter" down, resembles a dying bait fish. Typically used in bass fishing.
fly line, fly-line A line specifically designed to be used with fly-fishing tackle and a fly rod, the act of which would be termed fly-rodding.
fly, flies A natural insect used by fish as food or an imitation of a natural insect used by fly-anglers.
fly-casting, fly-cast A method for a fly-fishermen to cast flies to fish or to spots likely to hold fish.
Flywheel A heavy metal rotating wheel that is part of a race car's clutch system, used to keep elements such as the crankshaft turning steadily.
FM Full Mana
Fold To forfeit any chance of winning the current pot in poker. To lay down your hand or throw your hand in instead of calling or raising a bet.
Food chain The chain of organisms in a community that produce food and consume it.
Forage Small baitfish, crayfish and other creatures that bass or other predator fish eat.
Foul A hand that may not be played for one reason or another. A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot.
foul-hook To hook a fish other than in the mouth where it should take a bait or lure.
Four of a kind a hand containing four cards of the same value, irrespective of suit
Four-barrel A type of carburetor.
Frame The stationary portion of a window unit that is affixed to the facade and holds the sash or other operable portions of the windows.
Free Card A turn or river card on which you don't have to call a bet because of play earlier in the hand (or because of your reputation with your opponents).
Free Roll One player has a shot at winning an entire pot when he is currently tied with another player.
free spool, or free-spool A reel that allows line to feed freely to the fish or current, or the method of feeding line without drag or resistance to fish or current.
Freeboard Portion of the dam above spillway level to protect the dam against washout.
French Wheel Same as European Wheel.
freshwater A term referring to bodies of water that do not have salt.
Front Weather system that causes changes in temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, wind and barometric pressure.
Front clip Beginning at the firewall, the frontmost section of a race car. Holds the engine and its associated electrical, lubricating and cooling apparatus; and the…
Front Money Money previously deposited in the cage and used by the player to draw markers against.
Front steer A race car in which the steering components are located ahead of the front axle.
Fry Immature fish from the time they hatch to the time they become fingerlings.
FTL For The Loss, a sports or game term.
FTW For The Win, a sports or game term.
Fuel Also known as gasoline.
Fuel cell A holding tank for a race car's supply of gasoline. Consists of a metal box that contains a flexible, tear-resistant bladder and foam baffling.
Fuel pump A device that pumps fuel from the fuel cell through the fuel line to the carburetor.
Full house a hand of three cards of the same value and two cards of another same value, irrespective of suit, e.g. 2, 2, 2, 5, 5; i.e. a three of a kind and a pair