Indispensable Dictionary of Unusual Words : Over 6,000 Obscure and Preposterous Words to Know, Learn, and Love by Josefa Heifetz Byrne (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Publication NameIndispensable Dictionary of Unusual Words : Over 6,000 Obscure and Preposterous Words to Know, Learn, and Love
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
SubjectVocabulary, Form / Puns & Wordplay, Quotations, Trivia
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor
AuthorJosefa Heifetz Byrne
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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SynopsisFrom aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur(a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon firedfrom the back of a camel), the words in this book are guaranteed to expand yourvocabulary and confound your friends. They may be obscure and even preposterous,but every entry in this eye-opening book has been accepted as a formal orlegitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. This dictionary does notclaim or attempt to be complete. It is based completely on the editor's sense ofwonder and absurdity. It is educational, yes, but also more fun than any dictionaryhas a right to be!, From aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur (a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon fired from the back of a camel), the words in this book are guaranteed to expand your vocabulary and confound your friends. They may be obscure and even preposterous, but every entry in this eye-opening book has been accepted as a formal or legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. This dictionary does not claim or attempt to be complete. It is based completely on the editor's sense of wonder and absurdity. It is educational, yes, but also more fun than any dictionary has a right to be, From aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur (a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon fired from the back of a camel), the words in this book are guaranteed to expand your vocabulary and confound your friends. They may be obscure and even preposterous, but every entry in this eye-opening book has been accepted as a formal or legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. This dictionary does not claim or attempt to be complete. It is based completely on the editor's sense of wonder and absurdity. It is educational, yes, but also more fun than any dictionary has a right to be!