apoplexy
a stroke
bullock
slang term for bully
bye blow
a person born out of wedlock
comely
attractive
domino
a hooded cloak worn with a mask as a costume to attend a masquerade ball
escrirtoire
a writing desk with a lockable lid
grimalkin
term used to indicate either an ill-tempered old woman or an old female cat
hackneyed
lacking significance because of overuse; usually refers to a phrase
heinous
terrible
higler
a door-to-door salesman
Jack-With-a-Lanthorn
Originally balls of light believed to be ignited marsh gas. Also used to mean the lanterns made by children to celebrate Halloween. Sometimes refers to a wayward guide.
Merry-Andrew
a clown
mittimus
a legal term meaning to command a person to jail
myrmidons
The warrior guards of Achilles, the Greek hero of the Trojan wars.
numscull's pate
slang term meaning the head of an idiot
ostler
a stableman, often employed by an inn to tend to the horses and stagecoaches of visitors
panegyric
a statement of formal praise
pap
nourishment for babies; often a mixture of bread with milk or water
petty fogger
a corrupt attorney or legal representative
public ordinary
a public bar or inn
rhodomontade
vain boasting
syntaxis
Very basic school grammar
Xantippe
the wife of Socrates; a terms used to refer to a shrewish woman
