Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piccadilly butcher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: pic-cadil-ly butch-er
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the regiment of Horse Guards, or "Royal Blues".

British usage; Derogatory; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"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.""

Etymology

In reference to their savage onslaught upon the crowd on the occasion of the arrest of Sir Francis Burdett at his house in Piccadilly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Piccadilly butchers (plural)

Questions

What does piccadilly butcher mean?: A member of the regiment of Horse Guards, or "Royal Blues".
Where does piccadilly butcher come from?: In reference to their savage onslaught upon the crowd on the occasion of the arrest of Sir Francis Burdett at his house in Piccadilly.

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