Answers: Regency Slang #2

Here are the answers to my Regency Slang Quiz No. 2 at WordWenches Blog:

1. To darken one’s daylights means…
   b) to give someone a black eye
2. Done to a cow’s thumb means…
   d) exhausted, almost to fainting point
3. A domino is…
   a) a hooded cloak worn at a masquerade 
4. Displays to advantage means…
   d) To fight or box well
5. A caper merchant is…
   b) a dancing instructor
6. Barking irons are…
   c) pistols
7. A diamond of the first water is…
   a) a very beautiful young woman
8. Someone who is high in the instep is…
   c) arrogant, snobbish and very much aware of social rank
9. To come up to scratch means…
   a) to make an offer of marriage
10. To handle the ribbons means…
    b) to drive a coach or carriage

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