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Outlander S1E12: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 12DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • sassenach

    Word

    a Scottish word for an English person, often used in a teasing or unfriendly way

  • cack

    Word

    to laugh in a loud, unpleasant way

  • trollop

    Word

    an insulting word for a woman who is thought to be sexually promiscuous

  • buggery

    Word

    sexual intercourse involving anal penetration, especially between men

  • claptrap

    Word

    nonsense or empty talk meant to impress people

  • billow

    Word

    a large wave or a swelling mass of water, smoke, or fabric

  • redcoat

    Word

    a British soldier, especially one from the 18th century, who wore a red uniform coat

  • bairn

    Word

    a child

  • mangle

    Word

    to badly damage something by tearing, crushing, or cutting it

  • crockery

    Word

    plates, cups, bowls, and other dishes used for serving and eating food

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • pommel

    Word

    the rounded knob at the end of a sword handle

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  • bedchamber

    Word

    a bedroom, especially in a formal or old-fashioned setting

  • dervish

    Word

    a member of a Muslim Sufi religious order

  • amiss

    Word

    not quite right or normal

  • sluice

    Word

    a gate or device that controls the flow of water

  • flog

    Word

    to beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment

  • wagering

    Word

    the activity of betting money on uncertain results

  • laddie

    Word

    a boy or young man, especially in Scottish English

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • hounding

    Word

    to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

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  • hilt

    Word

    the handle of a sword or similar weapon

  • sorely

    Word

    very much; to a great degree

  • reproach

    Word

    a feeling or expression of disapproval or disappointment

  • prying

    Word

    too interested in other people's private matters

  • aloft

    Word

    up in the air; at a high level above the ground

  • lass

    Word

    a girl or young woman, especially in Scottish English

  • bugger

    Word

    an annoying or unpleasant person

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • thumping

    Word

    making a dull, heavy sound

  • saddled

    Word

    having a saddle on it

  • arse

    Word

    a rude word for the buttocks

  • archway

    Word

    a passage with an arch over it, often at the entrance to a building

  • laird

    Word

    a Scottish landowner, especially the owner of a large estate

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • meek

    Word

    quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or fight back

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • morrow

    Word

    the next day

  • meddle

    Word

    to interfere in someone else's affairs when you are not wanted or needed

  • budge

    Word

    to move a little, or make something move a little

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • obedient

    Word

    willing to do what someone in authority asks or tells you to do

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • whirlwind

    Word

    a spinning column of air, especially one that moves across the ground

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • upkeep

    Word

    the work or cost of keeping something in good condition

  • cheeky

    Word

    slightly rude or disrespectful in a playful, likeable way

  • lark

    Word

    a small bird with a pleasant song

  • scot

    Word

    a native or inhabitant of Scotland

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • aye aye

    Phrase

    A naval reply meaning yes, sir, or I understand and will obey

  • thrash

    Word

    hit someone or something repeatedly and violently

  • gaelic

    Word

    relating to the Gaelic language or the Gaels

  • rightful

    Word

    deserved or legally owned; having a valid claim to something

  • wager

    Word

    a bet on the result of something

  • lash

    Word

    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • backside

    Word

    the back part of a person's body, especially the buttocks

  • healer

    Word

    a person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • get between

    Phrase

    to become involved in a conflict between two people or groups, often by accident

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • muck

    Word

    wet, sticky dirt or mud

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • mend

    Word

    to repair something, especially by hand

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • weep

    Word

    to cry and produce tears

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • reason with

    Phrase

    to try to persuade someone to do or accept something by using reason

  • name after

    Phrase

    to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them

  • settle up

    Phrase

    to pay what you owe, especially so that a shared bill is fully paid

  • thee

    Word

    you; used as the object of a verb or preposition in older or religious English

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • wedge

    Word

    a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

  • gladly

    Word

    willingly; with pleasure

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • stump

    Word

    the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the tree is cut down

  • rubbing

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    the act of rubbing something with your hand or a cloth

  • grind

    Word

    to crush something into small pieces or powder

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

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