Hudibras Part 25

Habergeon: A chain-mail s.h.i.+rt Haut-gousts: Tasty things Headborough: A constable Hiccius Doctius: A nonsense word used by jugglers, conjurers etc., hence, any kind of trick or dishonest dealing Hight: Called, named Hoccamore: Wine from Hochheim, in Germany Horary: Hourly Huckle: The hip Hugonots: French Calvinists Hypocondries: The upper abdomen, between the breastbone and the navel Id est: That is (L.) Idem: The same (L.) Illation: Inference, deduction In eodem subjecto: Thrown together in the same place (L.) In querpo: Naked Jobbernol(e): A thick head or blockhead Jure divino: By G.o.d's law (L.) Langued: Heraldic term meaning, with a tongue of a particular colour e.g. langued gules - with a red tongue Lathy: Thin, like a lath Linsey-woolsey : A cloth of mixed wool and linen threads Linstock: A stick for holding a gunner's match L'Ombre: A card game Longees: Lunges l.u.s.trations: Ceremonials of ritual purification by was.h.i.+ng Mainprize: To stand surety for someone Manicon: A plant (deadly nightshade) or its extract, believed to cause insanity when taken Manto: Mantua, a kind of woman's loose gown Martlet: A swallow or martin Mazzard: The head Meazle: A spot or pustule Mira de lente: Wonderfully slow (L.) Mordicus: With the teeth (L.) Morpion: A crab-louse Mundungus: Bad tobacco Nare olfact: Nostril (L.) Neat (noun): A calf or cow Negatur: It is denied (L.) Nimmer: A petty thief Omnibus nervis: With every sinew (L.) Oppugn: Attack or fight against Orcades: The Orkneys pacquet-male: Large wallet Padder: A thief Pari Libra: Equally (L.) Pathic: Pa.s.sively h.o.m.os.e.xual Pernicion: Total ruin Petronel: A short carbine or large pistol Picqueer: Skirmish or quarrel Pigsney: A term of endearment for a woman, "darling"

Plus satis: More than enough (L.) Poesie: Poetry Pullen: Poultry Punese: A bed-bug Pursy: Rich Quarteridge: A tax or payment due quarterly Quatenus: So far as (it is) (L.) Quillets: Verbal points or quibbles Rampiers: Ramparts Rationalia: Thinking creatures (L.) Rochet: A bishop's white gown or surplice Satis: Enough Sault: Jump Scire facias: To know the appearance of (L.) Sedes Stercoraria: Filthier seat (L.) Seisin: A token of owners.h.i.+p, formally handed over when property is sold.

Shanker: A venereal sore, chancre Slubberdegullion: A dirty, slovenly person Soland geese: Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) Staffier: A footman Stentrophonick: Loud, as from a megaphone Stum: A mixture of wine and grape juice Suggill'd: Beaten severely Sui juris: Independently (L.) Swound: A swoon Synodical: Arising from or of the nature of a synod - a meeting of bishops etc. of the Anglican Church Tantundem dat tantidem: So much of that gives so much of this = they are exactly the same (L.) Ta.r.s.el: A male falcon Theorbo: A kind of lute with two necks Totidem verbis: In just as many words (L.) Trapes: Tripes Trepan: To trap Trigon: A set of 3 signs of the Zodiac at 120-degree angles to each other Tussis pro crepitu: A cough for a fart (L.) Velis & remis: By sail and oar (L.) Veni, Vidi, Vici : I came, I saw, I conquered (L.) Versal: Universal Videlicet: That is, viz. (L.) Vitiligation: Argument, quarrelling Vizard: A mask or disguise Welkin: The sky Whiffler: A ceremonial guard who cleared the way for a mayor or other official Whinyard: A short sword Ycleped: Named Yerst: Erst, formerly