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A compilation of funny English words that are no longer used .. but should be!
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What is the meaning of the word? Houppelande
a one legged person
a type of soup
a cloak
a dance
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What is the meaning of the word? Cockalorum
a brothel
a roosters hutch
a shop that sells seashells
a little man who has a high opinion of himself
3
What is the meaning of the word? Groak
to watch someone silently while they eat
the sound a frog makes
the top of your shirt at the neck
flat-broke'
4
What is the meaning of the word? Snoutfair
Good looking person in the 1500s
half man - half pig monster from legend
slang for a barber in the 1800s
a fesitval of pigs
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What is the meaning of the word? Sluberdegullion
a person with low intentions of moving
the toilet on a boat
how they said 'super' in medieval times
a type of water slide
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What is the meaning of the word? Muckspout
the scum left in a beer barrel
one who swears too much
toilet
type of duck
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What is the meaning of the word? Mumblecrust
a type of wooden wagon
a grumpy businessman
a type of sweet pie standard at an inn
a toothless beggar
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What is the meaning of the word? Skelpie-Limmer
a badly behaved child
a rip-off merchant
a large beer glass
a fast runner
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What is the meaning of the word? Bespawler
to spit or dribble
someone who make beehives
a servant of the king
a petticoat on a ladys dress
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What is the meaning of the word? Curmuring
to talk behind someones back
curdled milk scum
the sound a dead person makes
the sounds your stomach makes when its hungry
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What is the meaning of the word? Bescumber
a Victorian word meaning to 'lie in bed too long'
a Victorian word meaning to 'go hunting for rabbits'
a Victorian word meaning to 'spray poo upon'
a Victorian cucumber
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What is the meaning of the word? Zenzizenzizenzic
the sound a bee makes
to the power of eight
a noise you make when you sleep
an ancient roman god
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What is the meaning of the word? Smellfungus
whiney traveller
snotty nose
type of dog used for finding truffles
dirty person
14
What is the meaning of the word? Brabble
a type of bush
the sound a stream makes
a petty argument
to talk too much
15
What is the meaning of the word? Arfarfan’arf
a drunk
a type of nepalese tiger
an 1800s ladies fan
a small beer (eg. traveller)
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What is the meaning of the word? Tittynope
a small quantity of something left over
a child who will not feed
the place faeries live in the forrest
a person who is useless
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What is the meaning of the word? Gobermouche
the buckle part of a horses reign
pig-slop
someone with an excellent moustache
someone who likes to interfer in others business
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What is the meaning of the word? Gorgonize
the taste of too much gorgonzola on your pizza
to have an mesmerizing effect on someone
someone with noble heritage
someone with a big nose
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What is the meaning of the word? Quockerwodger
a watch
a wooden puppet on strings
a person of bad intent
slang for badger (animal)
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What is the meaning of the word? Bedswerver
a type of dog
a type of bed bug
slang in 1700s for hungover
cheater
