Fun Facts -- Regency Terminology

For today's Fun Facts post, I thought I would give you a few Regency terms and their translations... which might be a bit different than you'd expect!

~ Abigail -- a lady's maid

~ Black pudding -- sausage made with blood.

~ Bob -- slang for shilling.

~ Climbing boy -- a boy who climbed chimney's to clean them.

~ Expectations -- strong likelihood of inheriting wealth.

~ Gig -- a one-horse carriage.

~ Joseph -- a sort of old-fashioned, long riding coat for women with buttons down the front.

~ Knock up -- wake someone up by banging on their door.

~ Quiz -- a peculiar person or thing.

~ Small clothes -- knee breeches (also referring to men's undies)