Snout-fair, dowsabel and percher are among 30 "lost" words which experts believe are still in current use.
Researchers have drawn up the list to persuade people that these defunct words can still have a relevance.
Snout-fair is a word for handsome, dowsabel means "lady-love", and a percher is a social climber.
Dominic Watt, senior linguistics lecturer at the University of York, said he hoped people would re-engage with the language of old.
The team spent three months searching through old books and dictionaries to create the list.
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