Meaning of Piccadilly butcher | Babel Free
Definitions
A member of the regiment of Horse Guards, or "Royal Blues".
UK, derogatory, obsolete, slang
Examples
“The mob in the meantime holloaed out, "No Corn Bill!" While they were proceeding in this manner, a cry⟳ was raised that "the Piccadilly butchers were coming."”
“"In 1810, my father very nearly had his head cloven by a Piccadilly butcher when merely looking on to see⟳ Sir Francis Burdett taken to the tower."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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