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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

One who duns; an importunate creditor, or an agent employed to collect debts [OED]

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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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Synonyms - Dustman¹
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
Scott, John, first earl of Eldon (1751–1838), lord chancellor
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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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Synonyms - engineers¹
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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Synonyms - Erin go brogh
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
Simmons, Jack & Biddle, Gordon Eds. - The Oxford Companion to Railway History (Oxford University Press, 1997) p153

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