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Trotter. World English Historical Dictionary

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Trotter. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022. Trotter subs. (old).—1.  In pl. = the feet: orig. of sheep (B. E. and GROSE): whence SHAKE (BOX or MOVE) YOUR TROTTERS! = ‘Begone! troop off!’ TO SHAKE ONE’S TROTTERS AT BILBY’S BALL (where the sheriff pays the fiddlers) = to be put in the stocks (GROSE: ‘perhaps the Bilboes ball’). TROTTER-CASES (or BOXES) = boots or shoes.

1   1838.  DICKENS, Oliver Twist, xviii. He applied himself to a process which Mr. Dawkins designated as ‘japanning his TROTTER-CASES.’

2   1839.  W. H. AINSWORTH, Jack Sheppard, I. ii. All ’s bowman, my covey. Fear nothing. We ’ll be upon the bandogs before they can SHAKE THEIR TROTTERS!

3   1892.  SYDNEY WATSON, Wops the Waif, iv. Teddy, look out, yer-ve got yer hoof on my TROTTERS.

4   1899.  H. WYNDHAM, The Queen’s Service, 52. That particular cut known as ‘bell-bottoms’ … technically known as ‘having one’s strides cut a bit saucy-like over the TROTTERS.’

5   2.  (university).—A tailor’s assistant: he goes on round for orders; also (dressmakers’ and milliners’) = a messenger: Fr. trottin.

6   1898.  G. GISSING, The Town Traveller, iv. Did she not well remember the day when the poverty of home sent her, a little girl, to be ‘TROTTER’ in a workroom?

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