headman - leader of a tribe or the mayor of a small town.ground cover - anything on the ground: grass, trees, bushes, gravel, stones, and crops.gillyflowers - older name for carnations.Galla pasties - turnovers with beef, cheese, pine nuts, currants, and spices.flower sellers - women of that trade who are also prostitutes and thieves.fen-sucked - sucked out of a fen (swamp or marsh).dust spinner - a being of air and spirit, a continuous whirlwind that gathers breezes, conversations, emotions, and other bits from its surroundings small dust whirlwind, what our world calls a dust devil.ducknob - person of little intelligence.cresset - metal wall fixture containing wood or oil to be burned for light.countinghouse - room or building where a business does its accounting chiefly used here for buildings where shipping firms do business and keep track of what is bought, sold, and traded.coney - victim of a theft or any crime sucker.colemonger - someone who makes or passes false coins counterfeiter.
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Coffin - narrow cell with no windows or doors, only a long, will-like opening overhead prisoners are often left in one and forgotten.cityman - any respectable person who is not noble knights use it to mean a peaceable, sheeplike person.cipher - shorthand method used by Dogs, with symbols for entire common words.charcoal burners - people who make charcoal by cutting logs and building them into large, layered stacks that are set on fire and made to burn slowly, without consuming the wood.caudles - soothing drinks given to excited or crazy people.buffer - thief of cattle, sheep, goats, or horses.bolster - long, narrow, stiff pillow or cushion.blessing - birth control device or charm.bait - food and water for horses at a rest stop.The following commoner colloquialisms were popular in the Lower City of Corus and in the city of Port Caynn, particularly in the 3rd Century HE. Below is a list of common terms and phrases use in Tortall. 1.1 Commoner Cant (Corus and Port Caynn)Ĭommon is the primary spoken language throughout the Eastern Lands.
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