·adj Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.
II. Frisk ·vi To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
III. Frisk ·adj A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
To dance the Paddington frisk; to be hanged. to frisk Used by thieves to signify searching a perso...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose