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Interesting Bill.
Some totally unknown to me , but number 2 still in use,3 now means well pleased, 6 means a bit of a dodgy person, 9 means do you understand,10, 11, and 12 are the same today as they were then.
Rob.
What fun! It reminds me of my days on the Renaissance Faire circuit, consorting with callipygian wenches!
Can you really remember that far back Dobbs!:takecover:
Somewhere in the house I have a book on slang as used in the Georgian underworld.
The title of the book "Moll Flanders" has a totally new connotation when viewed through the eyes of the period!
Rob.
Thank you for expanding our vocabulary, Bill. I had encountered some of them before. They remind me of words that the English actor Stephen Fry uses.
I so very much enjoy Stephen Fry's work! :happy:
QI is one of my favourite quiz shows.
Rob.