Glossary list
Glossaries
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| I' th' shade | In obscurity
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| I'fegs¹ | In faith, by my faith. Used, esp. by 17th and 18th c. dramatists, as a trivial oath amounting to a simple asseveration [OED]
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| in a pickle² | In a state of dishevelment
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| In Service(1) | Working as a domestic servant. Often living as a low status member of the household.
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| incline¹ | Probably railway embankment
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| indentures¹ | The contract by which an apprentice is bound to the master who undertakes to teach him a trade; [OED]
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| Independents |
Belonging or adhering to that form of ecclesiastical polity called Independency also known as Congregationalism. See Congregational Church.
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| Indian wheat | Maize. Also called Indian corn [OED]
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| Inexpressible |
Trousers
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| isle of dogs¹ |
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| Israelite(1) | Jew
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