A lot of words I couldn't find

[Tetsuo]

I need help with the following words.

-turps (The sentence this word is involved in: "If I'd said to Pa, he'd have asked if I'd been on the turps.)

-way-out coincidence (Here's no sentence, the person's talking and said that something has happened, then a fullstop and followed by: "A way-out coincidence" Hope that may help you.)

-pussy-footer (She's talking about herself and comparing herself with her Pa and said that "I'm a pussy-footer, but I can be pretty direct")

-top of the pops (Sentence "And Elvis singing 'Are you lonesome tonight?' was top of the pops")

-dead appropriate ("I think she thought it was dead appropriate")

-"Sounds like the kind of kid who gets by taking lame dogs under her wing."

-Done and dusted ("Anyway, that's me done and dusted")

-your turn in the box ("Now it's your turn in the box", Does it really mean the same like "It's your turn" or is there any other meaning beyond?)


Thanks for helping me out. I appreciate any help.

[Coffa]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

I need help with the following words.
-turps (The sentence this word is involved in: "If I'd said to Pa, he'd have asked if I'd been on the turps.)

'Turps' is short for 'turpentine', a kind of white spirit alcohol often used for cleaning purposes. In rural communities, or amongst people who are short of money, it is not uncommon to drink such fluid as it is a cheap, albeit dangerous, way of getting drunk. The phrase here is used to mean you have said or done something so outrageous as to make someone believe you must have been very intoxicated.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-way-out coincidence (Here's no sentence, the person's talking and said that something has happened, then a fullstop and followed by: "A way-out coincidence" Hope that may help you.)

'Way-out' is slang for bizarre or unusual. The phrase means a very unlikely coincidence.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-pussy-footer (She's talking about herself and comparing herself with her Pa and said that "I'm a pussy-footer, but I can be pretty direct")

To 'pussy-foot' is slang for 'be very careful in one's behaviour or speech'. For example, "I wanted to ask him directly if he had lied, but I was too scared, and so I pussy-footed around the question." Cats ('pussies') are notoriously light on their feet, and so can move around without people noticing them.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-top of the pops (Sentence "And Elvis singing 'Are you lonesome tonight?' was top of the pops")

The 'pop charts' are a catalogue of which popular music is selling most at the moment. The BBC show 'Top of the Pops' ran for about forty years in the UK from 1964 till this year, showcasing 'chart-topping' acts of the week, and so 'top of the pops' came to mean the best-selling popular song at a particular moment in time.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-dead appropriate ("I think she thought it was dead appropriate")

'dead' is a slang euphemism for 'really'.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-"Sounds like the kind of kid who gets by taking lame dogs under her wing."

Someone who takes 'lame dogs under their wing' is a kind-hearted but naive person who always helps other people out, even when it is against their own best interest. To 'take under your wing' means to protect.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-Done and dusted ("Anyway, that's me done and dusted")

'Done and dusted' means totally finished with something - not only are you 'done' with your task, but you have 'tidied up' afterwards.

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

-your turn in the box ("Now it's your turn in the box", Does it really mean the same like "It's your turn" or is there any other meaning beyond?)

That's what it means. 'In the box' is just a way of saying 'under the spotlight' or 'on show'.

[Tetsuo]

@Coffa
Thanks for your help.

A new word is "recusancy", the sentence "I was particularly intrigued by the problems of recusancy, the refusal by many ordinary Catholics to attend Church of England services."

"fines", involved in "The penalties could be severe, ranging from fines through confiscation of land to imprisonment and even death."

recusant (verb of recusancy? Which is mentioned above.)

pursuivant (Sentence: "..a lieutnant of the notorious pursuivant..")

encomium ("In the accompanying encomium listing his merits...")

Nation Trust property (regarding to a building, in this case a castle..)

I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

[Tetsuo]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

@Coffa
Thanks for your help.
A new word is "recusancy", the sentence "I was particularly intrigued by the problems of recusancy, the refusal by many ordinary Catholics to attend Church of England services."
"fines", involved in "The penalties could be severe, ranging from fines through confiscation of land to imprisonment and even death."
recusant (verb of recusancy? Which is mentioned above.)
pursuivant (Sentence: "..a lieutnant of the notorious pursuivant..")
encomium ("In the accompanying encomium listing his merits...")
Nation Trust property (regarding to a building, in this case a castle..)
I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

Looking for these words mentioned above. Would be amazing if someone can explain.

[Coffa]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

@Coffa
Thanks for your help.
A new word is "recusancy", the sentence "I was particularly intrigued by the problems of recusancy, the refusal by many ordinary Catholics to attend Church of England services."
"fines", involved in "The penalties could be severe, ranging from fines through confiscation of land to imprisonment and even death."
recusant (verb of recusancy? Which is mentioned above.)
pursuivant (Sentence: "..a lieutnant of the notorious pursuivant..")
encomium ("In the accompanying encomium listing his merits...")
Nation Trust property (regarding to a building, in this case a castle..)
I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

'A recusant' or 'recusancy' is a term that was applied to Catholics when they refused to conform to the new Protestant religious practices of the English church. It gained currency in the reign of Elizabeth I (I think about 1555 to 1601 - you can look that up). Elizabeth's older sister Mary was Catholic, and persecuted the Protestants in England. Elizabeth herself, like her younger brother Edward VI, was Protestant and reversed her sister's rules.

The word itself is Latin in origin ('recusare' - to reject), and you should note that England in the 16th Century was a nation where English was the language of the uneducated, whereas Latin (and Greek and French) were the languages of the ruling class - Elizabeth herself was fluent in all these languages. Latin and Greek were the languages of philosophy and science, whereas French was the language of diplomacy - it remained so in Western Europe until the latter part of the 19th Century.

A 'fine' is a monetary penalty - we still have them today in England.

A 'pursuivant'? - A pursuivant was an attendant to a knight (it roughly means 'follower' in French). The attendants of the knights who stole English land and titles following the success of the Norman French William in 1066 gained much prestige and wealth from William's brutal rape of the land. It became a title of social worth.

An encomium is a speech in tribute to someone - or sometimes a written tribute.

For the last one, I think you must mean 'a National Trust' property. The 'National Trust' is an official non-governmental body entrusted with preserving the heritage of England's historical buildings. They buy them when they can, and then charge for tourists to look round them.