Glossary list
Glossaries
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| safe as the Bank of England | Absolutely safe. Utterly reliable. [CPB]
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safe as the Bank |
| safety-coach | A stage coach designed to resist toppling over in event of an accident.
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| saloon_passengers¹ | By implication first-class passengers
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| Sam Cowell |
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| Sampson | The Hebrew hero whose exploits are recorded in the Bible, Judges xiii–xvi. [OED]
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| sappy | Substantial, good
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| Sawford |
Salford
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| scavenger¹ | Scavenger: A person whose employment is to clean streets, by scraping or sweeping together and removing dirt [OED]
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scavengers¹ |
| scoff(1) | food
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| Score(1) | A record or account of items to be charged or credited kept by means of tallies, or (in later use) by means of marks made on a board (with chalk), on a slate, or the like.
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| score(2) | Twenty
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| Scott¹ | Sir Walter Scott, (1771–1832) Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.
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| Scrip¹ | A provisional document entitling the holder to a share or number of shares in a joint-stock undertaking, and exchangeable for a more formal certificate when the necessary payments have been completed. (Stock Exchange Usage): [OED]
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| sculler¹ | Sculler-man : One who plies a sculling boat for hire. [OED]
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scullers¹ |
| Seawkin pig |
sucking pig, piglet (N.W.England)
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| sedan | A closed vehicle to seat one person, borne on two poles by two bearers, one in front and one behind. In fashionable use during the 17th, 18th, and early 19th cent [OED]
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sedan chair |
| Serpentine(1) | A lake in Hyde Park, London
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| service¹ | Work as a domestic servant.
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| shade(1) | Shade - A minutely-differentiated degree [OED]. To the greatest possible precision.
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| shammock(1) | foot [A Glossary of Lancashire Dialect http://www.dunkerley-tuson.co.uk/Pages/LancashireDialectGlossary.aspx]
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