The art of shoemaking. One of the gentle craft: a shoemaker: so called because once practiced by St. Crispin.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Also practiced by Joshua McShaver in The Earl of Her Dreams.
Sots who are continually sipping.
Alehouse keeper.
Liquor.
To drink liquor especially by habit or to excess.
Tricks and devices. Quirks in law; subtle distinctions and evasions.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
A fiddler.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
As a tormenter of the catgut myself, I find this doubly amusing. 
A drummer.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Heh.
He was in his birth-day suit, that is, stark naked.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Couldn’t get away from those birthday suits in Regency times either!
So I wrote two weeks ago that there would be some weird updates showing up around here soon. Here’s the first. I taught myself Flash. Flash is way, way too much fun for a nerdy girl like me. Here’s one of my trials at learning to manipulate characters. Click play!
Rogues of the same gang.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Those birds have been around for a while.
A spoil-sport, a mar-all.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Yup, to be confused with addle pate. Not sure which one is worse though!
The first woman seen by a man, or man seen by a woman, on St. Valentine’s day, the 14th of February, when it is said every bird chooses his mate for the ensuing year.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!
