British slang of 19 century

1. Created by Anna Loseva, 1ba group

British
slang of 19
century.
Created by Anna Loseva, 1ba group

2. The Industrial Revolution.

3.

The rise of
the British Empire.

4. Sailor slang.

«Cape Horn fever» - an illness feigned by a
seaman seeking relief from duty. 
* feign- симулировать
«Rosewater sailor» - an incompetent,
foppish or unseamanlike officer. 
«Double the grog tub» - to get an extra
ration of liquor by rejoining the line.
«French leave» - a sailor who absented
himself temporarily with the intention of
returning to his ship was said to have taken
"French leave".

5. Criminal slang.

«Balsam» - money. 
«Dry up» - be silent.
«Idea-pot» - a man’s head.
«Kate» - a smart, brazenfaced woman.
*brazen-faced - наглый
«Goosecap» - a silly fellow.

6. Military and soldier slangs.

«brew» - tea.
«college» - prison.
«daisy-roots» - boots.
«on the peg» - under arrest. 
«swaddy» - soldier.

7. The language of flowers.

red roses = passionate love
white roses = virtue
yellow roses = friendship or devotion
sunflowers = haughtiness or respect
gerbera = innocence or purity
iris = the sending of a message
pansy = thought
daffodil = respect