8. Britches
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‘Britches’ became the common term for any pants or slacks that were non-denim. The word actually dates back to 1880!
9. Ice Box
Dating back to the 1830s, the ‘ice box’ was the old-fashioned version of what we now know as a refrigerator. Even after refrigerators became popular in the 1930s, people still called them ice boxes!
10. Safety Razor
The ‘safety razor’ consisted of guards to prevent cutting the skin when shaving. Even though this term originated in 1875, I’m pretty sure these are still used today for both men and women!
11. Snow Broth
Nope, it’s not snow soup! Snow broth was a term to describe melting snow, or slush, as we know it. It dates back to the late 1500s/early 1600s.
12. Lumming
It’s not an official word in the dictionary, but ‘lumming’ was a real term to describe heavy rainfall back in the 1900s!
13. Davenport
The ‘Davenport’ was an 1850s term for a large sofa. Sounds fancy!
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