Douglas Bain

Award-winning author of the dark fantasy series 'The Race to the Blackened Nevers'. Come join the race of the gods!

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The Race to the Blackened Nevers is the award-winning dark fantasy series described as a "mythological masterpiece of fantasy fiction". Nervous about joining the race? Read the free chapters at https://t.co/GbDWbbCKR6

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‘Here and Thereian’: One who has no settled place of residence.

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‘Screw Jaws’: A wry-mouthed man or woman.

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‘King’s pictures’: money.

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‘Knocker-face’: an ugly face, i.e., like an old-fashioned door-knocker.

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‘Godsnigs’: An exclamation.

#Wright #dictionary #obsoleteandprovincial

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‘Wrongous’: adj. Wrong

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‘Fox Paw;: The vulgar pronunciation of the French words faux pas. He made a confounded fox's paw.

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‘Shag-foal’: A name given to a supposed ghost, or spectre.

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‘Gobstick’: A spoon.

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‘Dew-drink’: a morning draught, such as is served out to labourers in harvest time before commencing work.

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‘Improve the occasion’: a slang term much in use among Chadbands and Stigginses, who never lose an opportunity of improving the condition of either pockets or stomachs at the expense of the credulous.

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‘Break-Teeth Words’: Hard words, difficult to pronounce.

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‘Scandal broth’: Tea.

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‘Rusty Guts’: A blunt surly fellow.

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‘Scratch’: Old Scratch; the Devil: probably from the long and sharp claws with which he is frequently delineated.

‘Scratch Land’: Scotland.

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‘Quill Driver’: A clerk, scribe, or hackney writer.

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@KenSchrader4882 @freddieahlin @McFarlaneBooks @TheNicoleNeuman @emzbox @ottpops @AlyxDellamonica Thanks Ken!

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Some terrific news going into the weekend. Book 1 of my dark fantasy series The Race to the Blackened Nevers has been awarded a Distinguished Favorite in the fantasy category of the 2020 New York City Big Book Award!

If you can make it in New York...

https://t.co/t15t8IGara

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@KenSchrader4882 @ClarkMoreau @SGFiction @RossDuggleby @cischafer @ryanburkewriter @KenPalmer_ Thanks Ken!