Daily Word Quiz
GO BETWEEN BARK AND TREE a) to disagree with popular opinion b) to sit lazily in front of a fire c) to meddle, especially in family matters d) all of the above Answer below. Today's Featured Word: CONTRANITENT ADJ. struggling or striving in opposition ...1712 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from contra- against, in opposition + Latin nitentem struggling FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1712 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...never quit hold of his trusty cudgel; which by the contranitent Force of two so great Powers broke short in his Hands." From: Lewis Baboon Turned Honest, and John Bull Politician Being the Fourth Part of Law is a Bottomless Pit By: John Arbuthnot SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer GO BETWEEN BARK AND TREE c) to meddle, especially in family matters ...1562
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