Spy Killer
“While a character’s speech may often reflect regional origins, it also can convey attitudes common in the day. So that readers can better grasp such cultural and historical terms, uncommon words or expressions of the era, the following glossary has been provided.
amah: (in India and the Far East) a female servant; maid. bead on, drew a: took careful aim at. This term alludes to the bead, a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight. belaying pin: a large wooden or metal pin that ...fits into a hole in a rail on a ship or boat, and to which a rope can be fastened. bichloride of mercury: a water-soluble and deadly poisonous crystalline solid used for such things as embalming, to preserve wood, and to kill germs, insects and rodents. It is also a useful but dangerous antiseptic. To help distinguish it as poisonous when being dispensed as a topical antiseptic, it is in the form of blue angular-shaped tablets. Big Town: nickname for New York City. bucko: a person who is domineering and bullying.MoreLess
amah: (in India and the Far East) a female servant; maid. bead on, drew a: took careful aim at. This term alludes to the bead, a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight. belaying pin: a large wooden or metal pin that ...fits into a hole in a rail on a ship or boat, and to which a rope can be fastened. bichloride of mercury: a water-soluble and deadly poisonous crystalline solid used for such things as embalming, to preserve wood, and to kill germs, insects and rodents. It is also a useful but dangerous antiseptic. To help distinguish it as poisonous when being dispensed as a topical antiseptic, it is in the form of blue angular-shaped tablets. Big Town: nickname for New York City. bucko: a person who is domineering and bullying.MoreLess
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