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Oak Apple Day. Another name for Royal Oak Day (29th May), when people formerly wore oak leaves or oak apples in their hats to commemorate the manner in which the partisans of Charles II. welcomed his return to England on his birthday, 1651. This was, of course, in allusion to his concealment in an oak-tree near Boscobel House, Shropshire, after the battle of Worcester, on 3rd September previous...

Ma’am. An Americanism for mother. See “Madam.” Ma’am School. The American term for a young ladies’ seminary, or an infants’ school kept by a woman. Macadamised Road. This system of road-making by means of broken stones pressed down by a heavy roller was introduced by John Loudon Macadam, a Scotsman, appointed Surveyor of Public Roads in 1827. Macaroni. From the Italian macare, to crush, to bruis..

Labadists. A sect of Protestant mystics founded in the seventeenth century by Jean Labadic of Bourg, Germany. La Belle Sauvage Yard. The yard of the famous coaching inn of the same name. The history of this sign was curious. Kept by Isabelle Savage, it bore the name of “The Bel Savage”; but its sign was a bell suspended within an iron hoop at the top of the usual “Ale Stake.” Hence its proper na..

Kaaba. The stone building inside the great Mosque at Mecca; said to have been erected over the spot where Adam first worshipped after his expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The name is Arabic for “square house.” Kaffraria. The country of the Kaffirs or “unbelievers,” from the Mohammedan standpoint. This term was applied not only to the natives south of Abyssinia and the desert regions of Africa,..

Jackanapes. Properly “Jack-of-apes,” an impudent fellow who apes the manners of his social superiors. Jackass. The male ass. Jack-boots. When first worn by cavalry these high leather boots were covered with metal plates as a protection for the leg. The term Jack is derived from the Norman-French jacque, a leathern jerkin worn over a coat of mail. At a later period the jacque itself was made swor..

Iambic Verse. Poetical satires written in Iambics, or two-syllable foot measure, were originally so called after Iambe, an attendant upon one of the queens of Sparta, who kept a commonplace book of lively, free, and satirical pieces. Iberia. The ancient name of Spain, from the Iberi, its original inhabitants. These were maritime adventurers from Phœnicia who penetrated the country by 155way of t..

Haberdasher. Anciently one who sold Hapertas cloth, a mixture of silk and wool. In modern times a haberdasher is a vendor of smallwares, such as handkerchiefs, neckties, tapes, etc. The origin of the word Hapertas has been traced to the Anglo-Saxon Habihr das: “Will you buy this?” a trader’s exclamation similar to that of the London ’prentice of a later period: “What do you lack?” However this m..

Gad-about. The word “Gad” is Gaelic, signifying “to rove.” Gaelic. See “Caledonia.” Gaff. See “Penny Gaff.” Gaffer. Provincial for an old man; a corruption of “grandfather.” Gag. An actor’s interpolation of catch phrases at his own sweet will. Originally, however, gagging was a device to disconcert or stop the mouth of another actor by the unexpected employment of words not in the text of the pl..

Face the Music. To bear the jeers and taunts of those who laugh at us. Factory King. Richard Oastler of Bradford, the promoter of the “Ten Hours’ Bill.” Fag. Slang for a cigarette, derived from the fag end--i.e. fatigued or spent end--of a cigar. Also a small boy who acts as a drudge in the service of another at a public school, so called from the Anglo-Saxon fæge, weak, timid. Fair Cop. Thieves..

Eagle. An inn sign, the cognisance of Queen Mary. Earl Street. After Charles Marsham, Earl of Romney. Earl’s Court. From the Earl of Warwick, whose estate it was until, by the marriage of the Dowager Countess of Warwick with Lord Holland, it passed into her husband’s family. East Anglia. A name still popular as defining the eastern counties. This was one of the seven divisions or petty kingdoms ..

Dachshund. German for “badger-dog.” Daffodil. An English corruption of the French d’Asphodel. Dagonet. The pseudonym of Mr George R. Sims in The Referee, after the jester at the Court of King Arthur. Daguerreotype. An early process of photography discovered by L. J. M. Daguerre. Dahlgreen Gun. After its inventor, an officer in the United States Navy. Dahlia. Introduced to Europe from Mexico in 1..

Bacchanalia. Roman festivals in honour of Bacchus, the god of wine. Bacchus Verses. Verses written in praise or dispraise of Bacchus, and affixed to the doors of the College at Eton on “Collop Monday.” Bachelor Girl. One who lives in her own rooms, belongs to a woman’s club, and considers herself superior to what is called home influence--a distinctly modern creation. Backgammon. From the Saxon ..

A1. An expression meaning “first-rate.” Derived from Lloyd’s “Registry of Shipping,” in which letters denote the quality of a ship’s hull, and figures that of its equipment. A vessel registered A1 is of the first class in all respects. Abbey Laird. An insolvent debtor who in former times sought the sanctuary of the precincts of Holyrood Abbey against arrest. Abbey Road. From the ancient abbey of..