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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive is a historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words and terms from Indian languages which came into use during British rule in India.
A mining term meaning the miner's workplace. May also mean a flop house where the guests lie on the floor Braky A brakeman Bread and Milk Route Boston & Maine Railroad Broken & Maimed Boston & Maine Railroad Bucko mate Bully Bull Policeman, or a railroad enforcer Bullpen A makeshift pen designed to hold class war prisoners.
Kindred (Image Comics), a group of humanoid animals; Kindred (Marvel Comics), a villain of Spider-Man; Kindred, an Amish-like community in The X-Files ' episode "Gender Bender" Kindred, a character from League of Legends who is a personification of death consisting of a duo of lamb and wolf
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred in Alaska stepped down after a federal judicial council asked him to resign voluntarily following an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Google Dictionary is an online dictionary service of Google that can be accessed with the "define" operator and other similar phrases [note 1] in Google Search. [2] It is also available in Google Translate and as a Google Chrome extension. The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages. [3]
Use of the term, an inversion of woodpecker, dates to the early 19th century. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest printed use to an Alabama newspaper in 1835. [ 2 ] Peckerwood was in use in reference to white people by 1859; it often suggested a white person who was rustic or poor.
Skilled workers in the building trades (e.g. carpenters, masons, plumbers, plasterers, glaziers, painters etc.) were also referred to by one or another of these terms. [ 1 ] One study of Caversham, New Zealand , at the turn of the century notes that a skilled trade was considered a trade that required an apprenticeship to entry. [ 2 ]