antediluvial - applied by Buckland to geological formations older than the 'diluvial' (then attributed to the Noachian deluge).
Noah's Ark* - the ark in which Noah and his family, with many animals, were saved from the Flood.
joult - to ride with constant jolts; Of a vehicle: to move along with succession of jolts.
hippopotamus* - a pachydermatous quadruped, the African river-horse, Hippopotamus amphibius, a very large beast with a thick heavy hairless body, large muzzle and tusks, and short legs, inhabiting the African rivers, lakes, and estuaries.
bugger - a worthless person, guy, fellow, rogue, rascal.
let down - to lower (a drawbridge, portcullis, steps of a carriage, etc.)
trap - a ladder or movable flight of steps leading to a loft or the like.
omnibus - a four-wheeled public vehicle for carrying passengers, with the inside seats extending along the sides, and the entrance at the rear, and with or without seats on the roof.
to catch one's death of - to get, receive, incur (something injurious or unpleasant).
rent - the result of rending or tearing apart; esp. a large tear in a garment.
rear - the buttocks or backside
legitimate - authorized by law or right, lawful, proper
wigs on the green* - sharp altercation, coming to blows (wigs being liable to fall or be pulled off in a fray).
free trade - an open and unrestricted trade
mass meeting - a large assembly of the people to be addressed on some public occasion (usually political).
king's man - a partisan of the king, a royalist; Not all the king's horses and all the king's men Could [can] set [put] Humpty Dumpty up again - nursery rime or riddle of Humpty Dumpty.
resurrect - to raise (a person) from the dead or from the grave.
Connacht - province in Ireland
raise cain
- to make noise or trouble esp. by complaining or arguing.