A red herring.
·vt To <<Castrate>>; to make a capon of. II. Capon ·noun A castrated cock, ·esp. when fattened; a m...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A castrated cock, also an eunuch. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A jeering name for the red-herring. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·noun Short for Norfolk Jacket. ...
A red herring: Yarmouth is a famous place for curing herrings. ...
A haddock dried without being split. ...
A red herring; a bloater. ...
·add. ·- A native or inhabitant of Norfolk. II. Norfolk dumpling ·add. ·- A kind of boiled dumpling...
·add. ·- A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt. ...
·add. ·- The stone curlew. ...
·add. ·- One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but shorter in body and of a live...
Capital messuage of John Cooke, called the "Duke of Norfolkes place," and other messuages at Broken ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A nick name, or term of jocular reproach to a Norfolk man; dumplings being a favourite food in that ...
n. See pine. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris