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Originally Posted by lumberjim
most of those are actual words. a few are particular to the shire
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Yup - many of them are in regular usage in the UK still.
I can buy porter less than a minute's walk from my flat. It is a specialist off licence though. Link to the incomparable
The Offie.
Btw tuppence for is simply a way of saying two pence, so it has a literal meaning, rather than just a small amount.
I agree with Cloud though, nothing like a book to broaden your vocabulary.