Glossary list
Glossaries
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| fitter(1) | One who vends or loads coals; a coal broker [OED]
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| Flags(1) | Pavement. A Flag or flat stone is a stone suitable for paving, etc.; hence often in plural = pavement.
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| flashie¹ | Connected with or pertaining to the class of thieves, tramps, and prostitutes [OED]
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| flash¹ | Dashing, ostentatious, swaggering, ‘swell’ [OED]
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| Flats² | Flat; an impecunious, penniless person
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| flat³ | A naive or foolish person
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| Flat¹ | Flat: Naive investor
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| Flaw(1) | Uncertain Probably in the context “defect” (N.E.England)
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| fledgers | Meaning unknown
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| flee(1) | Flay
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| Fleet street(1) | Centre of London newspaper printing
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| fly¹ | Fly: A horse-drawn public coach or delivery wagon, especially one let out for hire.
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| Fogle¹ | A handkerchief or neckerchief, usually made of silk. [OED]
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| footboard¹ | A board running along the side of a railway coach (or other vehicle) below the level of the doors and serving as a step [CPB]
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| footplate¹ |
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| fop¹ | One who is foolishly attentive to and vain of his appearance, dress, or manners; a dandy, an exquisite. [OED]
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| Forbes Mackenzie | William Forbes Mackenzie (1807–1862) was a Scottish Conservative politician and temperance reformer. He is best known for the Forbes MacKenzie Act, legislation passed in 1853 to regulate public houses in Scotland
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| forecastle | In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live [OED]
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| four in hand¹ | A vehicle with four horses driven by one person. [OED]
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| four inside¹ | four inside : a type of stage coach. Below is a page from The Historical and Local New Bath Guide of 1838
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