Slug-a-bed means lazy-bones! It can also be spelled ‘slug-abed’.
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Slug-a-bed means lazy-bones! It can also be spelled ‘slug-abed’.
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Shakespeare uses rehearse to mean utter.
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Quietus is a noun that means release.
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A 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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Pronounced ‘ill-yad’, an oeillade is an amorous glance.
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Nook-shotten means crookedly shaped.
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Madonna is a noun meaning ‘my lady’, used in Shakespeare as an affectionate, jocular term of endearment.
Read moreLoggets is a game in which sticks are thrown at a stake, with the one closest to the stake the winner – the same principle as in modern bowls.
Read moreA kerchief is a cloth head-covering or scarf (similar to the illustration below).
Read moreIn Roman mythology, Jove (or Jupiter) is the king of the gods, associated with thunder and lightning.
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