As far as I know. See farziner.
Gen. And what kind of characters are the Count and Countess?
Doolittle. Why, I ha'nt been here such a despud while, as to have larnt myself much about the matter. But by hearsay, they are a topping sort of people, and pretty much like the Boston folks, full of notions. At times, he is obstropulous. He may be a straight-going critter, farzino, manwards; but in his dealings with t'other sex, he is a little twistical.--D. Humphreys, Yankee in England.