A zany was a Fool or a jester’s assistant, a bit like a clown.
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The word yoke is used to mean servitude.
Read moreUnfortunately there is no entry for X in the Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary so we are moving on straight to W!
Read moreA viola da gamba, played between the legs like a modern cello.
Read moreWarning! Don’t read in the meaning of ‘a poorly dressed boy’.
Read moreWarning! Don’t read in the meaning of ‘teaching’.
Read moreSlug-a-bed means lazy-bones! It can also be spelled ‘slug-abed’.
Read moreShakespeare uses rehearse to mean utter.
Read moreQuietus is a noun that means release.
Read moreA movement used in fencing, a passado is a forward thrust with the foil with the rear foot moving forward at the same time.
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