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| Drouth |
Thirst (Irish)
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| drumly¹ | Of water or other liquid: turbid, not clear; discoloured with matter in suspension; murky, muddy [OED]
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| dry-nurse | A woman who takes care of and attends to a child, but does not suckle it (opp. to wet-nurse); formerly, also, in the general sense of ‘nurse’.[OED]
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| Duck(1) | A strong untwilled linen (or later, cotton) fabric, lighter and finer than canvas; used for small sails and men's (especially sailors') outer clothing. In the earlier half of the 19th c. much worn for trousers
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| Dumpling(1) | A heap of material flung down or deposited [OED].
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| duns |
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| dustmen¹ | Dustman¹ : A man whose occupation it is to collect and cart away dust and refuse from dust-bins, etc [OED]
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| dwining | Wasting or pining away [OED]
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| d___¹ | probably "damned" [CPB]
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| echo¹ | In Greek mythology, Echo was a nymph. Hera, the wife of Zeus suspected Zeus of an adulterous relationship with Echo and made her only able to speak the last words spoken to her. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(mythology) - accessed 07Oct2019]
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| Edinbro' ale | Robert Disher first produced Edinburgh Pale Ale in 1821 [Ref. Edinburgh Brewing Company http://edinburghbrewing.co.uk/edinburgh_pale_ale_lifeblood.htm]
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| Eldon |
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| engaged¹ | Bound by a promise of marriage; betrothed [OED]
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| engineer¹ | During the first part of the 19th century the term was applied to a person with specialised knowledge or skills who operates and repairs equipment as well as to one responsible for its design and management. [CPB]
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| Epping sausages. | The Foods of England Project describes them as Skinless pork and beef sausages with sage, lemon and nutmeg. [http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/eppingsausages.htm]
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| Erin Go Bragh | Erin Go Bragh: The Anglicisation of a Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Ireland most often translated as "Ireland Forever"; also a song of the title and sentiment
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| Evans(1) | George de Lacy Evans 1787-1870. Leader of the British regiment that fought in the First Carlist War in Spain.
Sir George de Lacy Evans, by Sir William Charles Ross, circa 1840 - National Portrait Gallery
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| Excise¹ | The government office or department charged with the collection of tax [OED] especially the tax on alcohol.
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| expectations¹ | Prospects of inheriting wealth or property [OED]
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| express¹ | By 1880 'express' had come to mean one that averaged faster than 40mph including stops. Reference
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