Victoria’s Knickers Glossary

Word/ Full Quote Page Character/ Definition

Phrase Number Direction

‘Enfield ‘Yeah, feels 19 Ed

Brunswick .70 more like an
4 calibre rifle.’ Enfield
Brunswick .70
4 calibre rifle.’

‘On your Jack ‘It’s very late 21 Ed To be on

Jones.’ to be up. one’s Jack
Walking Jones is to
about. On be alone; on
your Jack one’s own.
Jones.’

‘Apothecary’ ‘That’s what 22 Ed A person who

my prepares and
apothecary sells drugs or
tells me.’ compounds
for medicinal
purposes.

‘Pound’ ‘A pound?’ 23/24 Isabel A pound was

worth twenty
shillings.
‘Crown’ ‘A crown?’ A crown was
worth five
shillings.

‘Shilling’ ‘A shilling?’ Each shilling

was worth a
dozen
pennies.

‘Groat’ ‘Sod it – a A Groat has

Laurie an intrinsic
groat?’
value of
Fourpence.
 ‘Copse’ ‘A copse in 27 Stage A thicket,
Windsor direction grove, or
Gardens.’ growth of
small trees.

‘Chopin’ ‘I could have 27 Albert Frederic

played her Chopin (1810-
Chopin.’ 1849) was a
Polish
composer
and virtuoso
pianist of
French-
Polish
parentage.

He is
considered
one of the
great masters
of Romantic
music.

‘Jodhpurs’ ‘Hands her a 31 Stage Trousers that

man’s shirt, direction are loose
jodhpurs, above the
guard jacket, knees and
Busby, boots tight below
and a fake them,
moustache.’ designed to
be worn
when riding a
horse.

‘Busby’ A fur hat

worn by
some British
soldiers for
formal
ceremonies.

‘Jobsworth’ ‘Like a 31 Ed Someone

jobsworth.’
 who always
obeys all the
rules of their
job even
when they
cause
problems for
other people
or when the
rules are
silly.

‘Pint of ‘Pint of 33 Ed
Fuller’s’ Fuller’s for the
lady.’

‘Pinot Grigio’ ‘Do you do 33 Ed

Pinot Grigio
on draught?’

‘Antechamber’ ‘In an 45 Stage A chamber or

antechamber direction room that
in serves as a
Westminster waiting room
Abbey‘ and entrance
to a larger
room or an
apartment;
anteroom.

‘Urchin’ ‘They say I’m 67 Ed A small child,

an asexual especially
urchin who one who
only breaks in behaves
 for cheese.’ badly and is
dirty or
untidily
dressed.

‘Brass band’ ‘A bit more 73 Albert Brass Bands

than a string have 25
quartet, bit players.
less than a
brass band.’

‘Horticulture’ ‘I don’t have 77 Sasha The study or

Grandma’s activity of
passion for growing
horticulture, garden
but I do enjoy plants.
using her tools
in my work.’

‘Secateurs’ ‘Gardening 77 Sasha

gloves, a
trowel,
thermos,
secateurs,
shears,
shovel, rake,
hoe.’

‘Rent-boy ‘I’m a tailor, 78 Ed

priest’ architect,
lover,
philosopher,
poet,
journalist,
rent-boy
priest.’
 Bibliography

Jack Jones (2018) Hidden London. Available at:

https://hidden-london.com/nuggets/jack-jones/ (Accessed: 14 April 2024).

Apothecary Definition & Meaning (2024) Merriam-Webster. Available at:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apothecary#:~:text=apothecary-,
noun,for%20medicinal%20purposes%20%3A%20druggist%2C%20pharmacist
(Accessed: 14 April 2024).

Kim, A. (2020) How Much is a Shilling? The Currency of 1940s Britain,

Churchill Central. Available at: https://churchillcentral.com/how-much-is-a-
shilling/#:~:text=A%20pound%20was%20worth%20twenty,in%20the
%20decimal%20currency%20system. (Accessed: 14 April 2024).

(No date) Crown Coins - Collectible Silver Crowns | BullionByPost. Available

at: https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/collectible-coins/crown/ (Accessed: 14
April 2024).

Groat Coins for Sale - Worldwide Delivery (no date) Baldwin’s. Available at:
https://www.baldwin.co.uk/british-coins-for-sale/groats/#:~:text=Groats,-
Home&text=A%20Groat%20%5Bfrom%20the%20French,academic%20area
%20in%20English%20Coinage. (Accessed: 14 April 2024).

Copse Definition & Meaning (2024) Merriam-Webster. Available at:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copse#:~:text=%3A%20a
%20thicket%2C%20grove%2C%20or%20growth%20of%20small%20trees
(Accessed: 14 April 2024).

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Composer: Biography, Music and facts (no date)
Classic FM. Available at: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/chopin/
(Accessed: 14 April 2024).

(No date) Jodhpurs | English Meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Available at:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jodhpurs (Accessed: 14
April 2024).
 (No date) Busby | English Meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Available at:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/busby (Accessed: 14 April
2024).

(No date) Jobsworth | English Meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Available at:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jobsworth (Accessed: 14
April 2024).

Antechamber Definition & Meaning (no date) Dictionary.com. Available at:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antechamber (Accessed: 14 April 2024).

(No date) Urchin | English Meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Available at:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/urchin (Accessed: 14 April
2024).

(2013) Standard British Brass Band Instrumentation. Available at:

https://www.justmusicuk.com/images/Standard British Brass Band
Instrumentation - Full Score.pdf (Accessed: 14 April 2024).

(No date) Horticulture | English Meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Available at:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/horticulture (Accessed: 14
April 2024).