Regency Words: Blows
Looking for just the right word to describe a punch, smack or hit that happened in the early 19th century? Here is a collection of Continue
Looking for just the right word to describe a punch, smack or hit that happened in the early 19th century? Here is a collection of Continue
Regency Reader Question In Georgette Heyer’s novel, “The Grand Sophy”, the heroine goes to a backstreet, crooked moneylender, Goldhanger by name, and recovers Hubert’s pledge Continue
Grose’s Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1823 The term quiz didn’t start appearing in cant dictionaries until the 19th century. I found the usage Continue
There is no clear history for the word bamboozle, a popular slang to describe a hoax, fib or confusion of a person. There are some Continue