Glossary
Abaddon – The Hattoist Heaven.
Al-Kahf – The mythical dwelling-place of the Dark Traveller.
Archon – Raven
Arg – Silver coin. Value: 12 cups.
Argies – A clan of the Scowerers, notable for their domesticity.
Argotype – An early form of photograph, made using a solution of silver salts.
Arp – An area roughly equivalent to one acre. Also the general term for a parcel of land.
Arp Bellu – Literally Field of the Beast. What the Brotherhood call Killing Field.
Aur – Gold coin. Value: 12 args.
Avory – Ivory
Bacca - Tobacco
Baccus – Pipe (for smoking).
Bal – Whale
Bargies – A clan of the Scowerers, noted for their cooking and love of food.
Barker – (slang) Gun. Barking iron.
Beak – (slang) Magistrate
Blackleaf – Tea (drink)
Blow/Blower – (slang) inform/informer.
Bucca – Legendary goblin of the wind, said to foretell shipwrecks.
Burra - A common species of kingfisher, known for its laughing call.
Buzzing – (slang) Picking pockets.
Caper – (slang) A criminal act.
Cartesii – Co-ordinates
Chandler – Originally a candle-maker; later a grocer and general supplier of goods, particularly for ships.
Chink – (slang) Money
Chiv – (slang) Knife
Church – (slang) To remove identifying marks from. To make like new again, ie: church a watch.
Codaphone - A communciation device used to transmit encoded messages via a telegraph wire over short distances.
Cove - (slang) A man.
Cup – Copper coin. The smallest unit of currency in the Republic.
Doodles - A clan of the Scowerers.
Dolittler – A person who can communicate with animals using telepathy.
Dore – Native bush rat.
Drass - Donkey.
Eden – The Hattoist Hell.
El – Unit of measurement. Approximately 1 metre.
Eyr - Eagle
Familiar – Animal associated with a witch or sorcerer.
Fel – Cat
Fine-wirer – (slang) Highly-skilled pickpocket.
Freeday – Friday
Furl – Unit of measurement. Approximately 200 metres.
Gammon – (slang) Nonsense. Adjective: Gamm.
Georg – A farm
Gillywig – Guinea pig
Glamm – The magical aura surrounding a sorcerer.
Glim – (slang) A light or fire.
Grabber – (slang) Hand
Grandmere – Grandmother
Grandpere – Grandfather
Gytrash – A ghostly horse.
Hectors – Gang of thieves in competition with the Scowerers.
Jugglery – (slang) Underhanded dealings.
Kettle – (slang) A watch. A gold watch is a red kettle, a silver watch a tin kettle.
Kidsman – An organiser and leader of young thieves.
Kushkuruk - Cockroach
Lamps – (slang) Eyes
Lab – Pumpkin
Lag – Unit of measurement. Approximately 5.5 kilometres.
Lanthorn - Lantern
Lapp – A rabbit or hare.
Lethe – Mythical river of forgetfulness, purported to lie on the island of Albion.
Lone Soldier – Card game. A form of Solitaire.
Loon-in-a-box - Jack-in-the-box
Lurk – (slang) A scheme, usually of a criminal nature.
Mere – Mother
Miser bird - Magpie
Mornday – Monday
Nick – (slang) Steal
Nickers – Thieves
Nine – Dog
Peach – (slang) Inform on or give accusatory information against. Squeal.
Pea-coat - A short double-breasted overcoat worn by sailors.
Pere – Father
Plug – Bulkhead in the floor of the Second Deep.
Porp – Dolphin
Sackbill - Pelican
Sandwich – (slang) Wallet or purse.
Saturnday – Saturday
Sinday – Sunday. The Holy day of the Hattoists.
Skellington - Skeleton
Skrayl – Ocean gull
Slee – Possum
Slough – Pig
Snokey – Black rat
Stook – Cormorant
Tarsene – Kerosene
Tempus – Clock
Theresday – Thursday
Torpin – Canvas
Vulpin – Fox
Walla - Kangaroo
Whenday – Wednesday
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