yellow-boys - slang term for gold sovereigns, worth one pound.yeoman - small, independent farmer who cultivated his own land.ZBack to Top Affiliate Links Disclosure The Charles Dickens Page is a member of affiliate programs at Amazon and Zazzle. This means that there are links that take ...
Cockney- resident of east London; more specifically, to be a true Cockney you had to be born within hearing distance of the bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London. Style of speech used by a Cockney. The best known Cockney in Dickens is Samuel Pickwick's servant S...