Archive for April, 2008

white-livered

Anne | April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

Cowardly, malicious.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

fencing ken

Anne | April 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »

The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

jarkmen

Anne | April 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

Those, who fabricate counterfeit passes, licenses, and certificates for beggars.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

jark

Anne | April 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

A seal.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.