blackleg
a person who works during a strike instead of joining it
Episode vocabulary
Peaky Blinders S4E3: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 3DramaCrime
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peaky
looking pale and unhealthy
blinder
a very good shot, pass, or piece of play in football
foment
to encourage or stir up trouble, anger, or violence
agitator
a person who tries to cause political or social trouble
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
squawk
to make a loud, harsh sound
smelt
a small silvery fish that lives in both fresh and salt water
smelting
the process of extracting metal from ore by heating it
scab
a hard, dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals
reinstatement
the act of giving someone back a job, title, or right they had before
workhouse
a place where poor people were housed and made to work, especially in the past
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abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
destitute
without enough money, food, or shelter
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
vendetta
a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families
boning
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
watery
thin and weak because it has too much water
subtraction
the process of taking one number away from another
bitters
a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails
starry
covered with stars or lit by starlight
exclaim
to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited
your mum
an insulting remark about someone's mother
keyed
locked with a key