Regency Words: Some Common Expressions

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Poltroon means: An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch. Its usage dates from the 1520s, likely taken from the French poultron (rascal, coward) or Italian poltrone (coward). According to Continue
Question: Have you ever investigated the term “cawker ” – I believe I read it in Heyer though I don’t remember where. One of her Continue
Grose, F., Egan, P. (1823). Grose’s Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. United Kingdom: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. While the origin of this term is fairly obvious, it could be applied Continue