“A fop: which name arose from a club, called the Maccaroni Club, instituted by some of the most dressy travelled gentlemen about town, who led the fashions; whence a man foppishly dressed, was supposed a member of that club, and by contraction styled a Maccaroni.”
“Sick of the lombard fever; i.e. of the idles.”
“A bawdy house.”
“The pillory, usually made of Norway fir.”
“A slovenly fop; one finely dressed, but dirty.”
“Bread and cheese and kisses.”
“(Whip.) Quite the thing, hellish fine. Well done. Compleat. Dashing. Ina handsome stile. A bang up cove; a dashing fellow who spends his money freely. To bang up prime: to bring your horses up in a dashing or fine style; as the swell’s rattler and prads are bang up prime; the gentleman sports an elegant carriage and fine horses.”
“A roasted turkey garnished with sausages; the latter are supposed to represent the gold chain worn by those magistrates.”
“Guineas.”
“Verbal critics, and also persons who use hard words in common discourse.”
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 