conveniency
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007A necessary. A leathern conveniency, a coach.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Leathern (from the free dictionary) = Made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a leathern purse.
Archive for January, 2007
clod pate
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Free Dictionary
A blockhead; a dolt.
1811 Vulgar Tongue
A dull, heavy booby.
*Similar to addle pate.
yest
Monday, January 29th, 2007A contraction of yesterday.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
warm
Friday, January 26th, 2007Rich, in good circumstances. To warm, or give a man a warming; to beat him. See chafed.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
So you want to be warm, but not be warmed…
smock-faced
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Fair faced
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
I was sure when I first saw this that it would be an insult!
oar
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007To put in one’s oar; to intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked: as, To be sure, you must put in your oar!
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Still in use!
mumper’s hall
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007An alehouse where beggars are harboured.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
mumpers
Monday, January 22nd, 2007Originally beggars of the genteel kind, but since used for beggars in general.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
mumchance
Thursday, January 18th, 20071811 Vulgar Tongue
An ancient game like hazard, played with dice: probably so named from the silence observed in playing at it.
Free Dictionary
A game of hazard played with cards in silence.
or
A silent, stupid person.
