Word origins

• cruddyFull of crud.
• workadaySuitable for everyday use.
• unfruitfulNot bearing fruit.
• PardewA surname.
• EnglishwomanA female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
• chaffinchA small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
• bedsheetA sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
• womankindWomen, taken collectively.
• niterA mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
• penknifeA small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
• watchetA light blue colour.
• courserA dog used for coursing.
• perforateIPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
• enthrallTo hold spellbound.
• cordwainerA shoemaker.
• splotA spot; splotch.
• servietteA table napkin, now especially a paper one.
• amiablyIn an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
• fulsomeOffensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
• marcherAn inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
• avensA plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
• legerdemainSleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
• strubTo rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip.
• churchtownIn the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church.
• dilatoryIntentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
• willerOne who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.
• EstlandSynonym of Estonia
• touchableCapable of being touched; tangible or palpable.
• distilTo exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
• unbuttonTo open (something) by undoing its buttons.
• eathEasy; not hard or difficult.
• appositionA construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
• seetheOf a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
• pintleThe penis.
• synodalA monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
• LucinaAn epithet of the Roman goddess Juno or (less often) Diana in the role of goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.
• wontedUsual, customary, habitual, or accustomed.
• yelpingThe act of producing a yelp.
• obdurateStubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
• ChristabelA female given name.
• GuilleminSynonym of Williamite (“member of the Hermits of Saint William”).
• ransackTo search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
• overstepTo go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
• talerA talker; a teller
• pomposityThe quality of being pompous; self-importance.
• mastershipThe state or office of a master.
• mayoraltyThe office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.
• zaxA tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
• pythonicOf or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.
• footlessWithout feet.
• putrefactionThe act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
• pottageA thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
• liggerThe horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
• manservantA male servant.
• damsonA subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
• ancientlyIn the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
• betonyAny plant of the genus Stachys.
• sufferanceEndurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
• barrennessThe property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
• HuishA locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829).
• henbaneAny member of the species Hyoscyamus niger of poisonous plants, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
• cutworkA form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
• spermaticOf, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.
• ethnicalEthnic.
• hellierOne who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
• meaderA mower.
• kindomSynonym of kingdom.
• digneworthy; honourable; deserving; suitable.
• tediouslyIn a tedious or wearisome manner.
• outriderA guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.
• circumspectionAttention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
• undoubtablyWithout doubt.
• sculleryA small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
• bedfellowOne with whom one shares a bed.
• castrateA castrated man; a eunuch.
• quadrangularHaving the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.
• clouterOne who clouts or strikes.
• cupfulThe amount necessary to fill a cup.
• spangA shiny ornament or object; a spangle
• leamTo gleam; shine; glow.
• charnelA chapel attached to a mortuary.
• broodyOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
• violeTo violate, especially to rape.
• minchA nun.
• fustA strong musty smell; mustiness.
• manfullyIn a manful manner; with the characteristics considered typical of a man, such as strength, courage, and determination.
• coltsfootAn herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
• slacknessThe state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
• behooveTo befit, to suit.
• seemlyOf behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
• demoniacPossessed or controlled by a demon.
• ZephyrusThe Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring. His parents are Eos/Aurora and Astraeus, and his brothers are Boreas, Notus and Eurus, (the Anemoi), and the Astra Planeta. His wife is Chloris and their son is Karpos. His Roman counterpart is Favonius.
• penuryExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
• wainscotAn area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
• maidservantA female servant; a maid.
• sheepfoldAn enclosure for keeping sheep.
• marvellingThe act of one who marvels; amazement.
• plentifullyIn a plentiful manner.
• didderTo rattle or shiver.
• historialSynonym of historical or historic.