The word television is a chimera word because it is a combination of greek and Latin roots. Apparently, some Wordniks dislike the word because of this mashup nature. Plus, it was invented by the Germans. There must be some interesting dark corners in its history that might be worth shedding light on...

I just used this worked last week.

These words are ubiquitous for those of us that can remember taking actual Geography classes. The roots and meaning of these words are related to breathing room for latitude. And longitude means the reach to the East in Europe, since the Atlantic was the ultimate border to the west. It is worth a pe...

A sailors bunk mate or the sailors that share the bunk area.

The entemology is quite broad including French, Old Dutch, and Norse.

Found it in “Merry Hall” by Beverley Nichols a sprite book on his exploited building a garden at a manor in England after WWII.

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the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry. Also, used in linguistics.

Greek root.

A child's game played with a pocket-knife, where the goal is to stick the knife in the ground or wood surface while launching it I n prescribed ways or manipulation . One way is to toss the knife at the feet, the closest wins; landing the knife in your foot is an automatic win. To be that young, bor...

A entertained format populate in the UAS and Canada the consisted of a variety of acts including singers, magicians, play scenes, musicians, etc. it was populate from the 1880's to the 1930's. The words source has many sources and is thought to be a corruption of the French voix de ville, translates...

It might be part of plattdeutsch, which was a trading language in the German culture used by the farmers, fisherman, and tradesman to do business. Measures were not necessarily standard so a little (-kin) might be a designation of size tacked onto the end of a goods name. This is all conjecture on m...

So things travel in groups of three, so where is the set of muddle instructions? Fooplicit.

Peachy...

Goat skin when properly cured is dense, although it is still surprisingly supple. Being a hide it also breaths some, it was often used in shields. A modern day use is in leathers worn by motorcycle riders, besides the helmet to save your nut, prevents road rash and lasts during the terrifying skid w...

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I'll let you go scot-free then, since as I progress thru the end of middle age I see the trend in myself.