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Peaky Blinders S2E5: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 5DramaCrime
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peaky
looking pale and unhealthy
treacle
a thick, sticky syrup made from sugar cane or sugar beet
blinder
a very good shot, pass, or piece of play in football
cockerel
a young male chicken
wormed
treated with medicine to remove worms from the body
forefather
a person in your family who lived a long time ago; an ancestor, especially a male one
fizz
a soft hissing or bubbling sound
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
outrank
to have a higher rank or status than someone or something
cockney
a person from the East End of London, especially one from a working-class background
forsake
to leave someone or something and not come back
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welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
demented
very strange, wild, or out of control, often in a way that seems mentally unwell
persecute
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their beliefs or identity
sup
to drink something in small amounts
primrose
a small plant with pale yellow, pink, or purple flowers
orgy
a wild party with a lot of drinking and sexual activity
disarray
a state of confusion, untidiness, or lack of order
impound
to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule
dispense
to give out or provide something to people
passover
a Jewish festival that celebrates the Israelites' escape from Egypt
marshaling
the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way