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Zadkiel. The literary sobriquet of Lieutenant Richard James Morrison, author of “The Prophetic Almanack,” after the angel of the planet Jupiter in the Jewish mythology.

Zantippe. After the wife of Socrates, whose name has become proverbial for a bad-tempered spouse.

Zanzibar. A European inversion of the Arabic Ber-ez-Zuig, the coast of the Zangis, or Negroes.

Zeeland. Expresses the Dutch for “Sea-land,” land reclaimed from the sea.

Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas. Duluth, so called from its picturesque situation at the western extremity of the Great Lakes.

Zoroastrianism. The religious system of the “Parsees” or Fire-worshippers, introduced into Persia by Zoroaster circa B.C. 500.

Zounds. A corruption of “His Wounds,” or the Five Sacred Wounds on the Body of the Redeemer. This oath was first employed by John Perrot, a natural son of Henry VIII. Queen Elizabeth was much addicted to the exclamation “His Wounds,” but the ladies of her Court softened it into “Zounds” and “Zouterkins.”

Zurich. From the Latin Thuricum, in honour of Thuricus, the son of Theodoric, who rebuilt the city after it had been destroyed by Attila.

Zuyder Zee. Properly Zuider Zee, the Dutch for “Southern Sea,” relative to the North Sea or German Ocean.

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Transcriber’s Note

Hyphens in words that occur on line-breaks are retained or removed based upon the preponderance of other instances in the text.

The numerous cross-references in this text are supported here by hyperlinks. Note that there are several references to an entry for “Wassail”, which is missing. A link is made to the entry for “Pig and Whistle”, where the word is described. Similarly, the reference to “Cop” in the entry for “Fair Cop” likely refers to “Copper”.

Where odd spellings are encountered without any other occurences, allowances are made for the author’s possibly idiosyncratic manner, and these are merely noted, but retained.

Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. The following issues should be noted, along with the resolutions.

[21.27]Verses w[r]itten in praise or dispraiseInserted.
[37.27]an officer in the First Del[e/a]ware RegimentReplaced.
[40.30]From the way in which [b/h]e adjustsReplaced.
[43.33]generally a hired assasinInserted.
[94.30]After William Farrin[g]donInserted.
[101.5][w/t]hen Prince of WalesReplaced.
[117.13]in the river near[ near] Fort NiagaraRemoved.
[123.34][I/A]n inn sign anciently depictingReplaced.
[134.28]Harvard U[u/n]iversityInverted.
[138.9]It was according[ing]ly in the heelRemoved.
[157.22]Maize, brought f[r]om the West IndiesInserted.
[163.30]at the memorable s[ei/ie]ge of OstendTransposed.
[169.11]appled to dried beefInserted.
[172.37]the great [lexocographer]Sic: lexicographer
[179.12]K[ah/ha]n.Transposed.
[199.3]from the Lat[a/i]n liberReplaced.
[201.7]A distingushed musical executantInserted.
[208.37]in the manufacturing dist[r]ictsInserted.
[216.4]in the her[io/oi]c defence of the cityTransposed.
[223.30]After the magnificent sepulchral monumentRemoved.
[224.1]Maydew Che[e/r]ries.Replaced.
[254.23]wore a grogram clo[c/o]akReplaced.
[277.3]From the Spanish [pegueno] ninosic: pequeno
[285.22]and other public announc[e]mentsInserted.
[309.32]his invention of [“]Prince Rupert’s Drops,”Added.
[320.36]to the queen of[ of] Henry III.Removed.
[327.9]A corruption of [“]St Chad’s Well,”Inserted.
[329.33]being an abbrevation of “Companionship.”Inserted.
[337.31]Called by the Ca[r]thaginians “Hispania,”Inserted.
[340.27]Al[g]onquin for an Indian woman.Inserted.
[354.27]A tavern sign off[,] Golden SquareRemoved.
[358.15]the nickname betowed by the ProtestantsInserted.
[366.5]Ur[a/u]guay.Replaced.
[374.12]by weep[l/i]ng over the folly of mankindReplaced.
[377.36]The [othordox/orthodox] or strict membersReplaced.
[381.26]and similar pe[r]petrationsInserted.
[383.37][Y]uletide.Restored.