The horse guards, who thus named themselves in Germany, where a general officer seeing them very awkward in bundling up their forage, asked what the devil they were; to which some of them answered, unfortunate gentlemen.
·pl of <<Gentleman>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun An unfortunate person. II. Unfortunate ·adj Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlu...
The messmates of the gun-room or cockpit as mates, midshipmen, clerks, and cadets. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Prostitutes: so termed by the virtuous and compassionate of their own sex. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose