[Harpoetta]

Here's something I thought might be fun, a tread about old words and phases their meanings and origins. I have access to a couple of sources for old words and phrases, anyone else that finds something you'd like to share, feel free to add on.


Hum - 'a strong liquor made by combining ale or beer with spirits.'

Wong - 'the meadowland that people used as their commons, where they would meet or take their cows to graze.'

Bellytimber - food.

Flap Dragon - 'A game or sport that involved plucking raisins or other objects placed in a bowl of ignited brandy. It was a sign of bravado, and a point toward the lover's gallentry for him to make a toast to the health of his lady and drain the cup without burning himself.'

Flatchet - sword.

Ha-Ha - 'The kind of ditch that one could not see from a distance to avoid. Victims falling into it unaware or witness must have given it its name.'

Mastigadour - 'watering bit'


That's all for now folks. More later.