Glossary

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  • Fiacre (hansom cab / hackney cab)
  • First-line remedy
  • Fleam

Fiacre (hansom cab / hackney cab)

Four-wheel carriage on hire. Hansom cabs used to be generally small town coupés, or weather permitting, mylord. The first taxis.

First-line remedy

Remedy generally active on an affection, given as a primary remedy and maybe substituted by a more developed treatment if it proves inefficient.

Fleam

Tool with a triangular blade which was used to pierce the veins when bleeding was required.