from ppl. stem of Latin confābulārī, from con- together + fābulārī to talk, chat, from fābula a tale 1613 - A Table Alphabeticall of English Wordes, Robert Cawdrey; "Confabulate, to talke together" From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society
Volume the Twenty-Ninth, 1859 Edited by Dr. Norton Shaw Burton on the Lake Regions of Central Equatorial Africa, etc. Chapter XV. Cattle, Cultivation, and Caravans in East Africa P. 419
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? possibly from the below + mort a girl or woman (cant) (from: A New Canting Dictionary, printed 1725) 1785 - A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Francis Grose;
"Bleached Mort, a fair-complexioned wench" From: Leonard and Gertrude:
A Popular Story, Written Originally in German By Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Translated into French, and now attempted in English. Printed 1801 Chapter XXVIII. Easter-eve, passed in riot at Collins's. P. 104 a reduplicated form of trash (n.) 1542-5 - The Lamentacyon of a Christen Agaynst the Cytye of London, Henry Brinklow; see below From: The Lamentacyon of a Christen Agaynst the Cytye of London Henry Brinklow Edited by J. Meadows Cowper Printed for the Early English Text Society, 1874 P. 100 From: Old English Plays
Fourth Edition Edited by W. Carew Hazliltt Volume IX. 1874 How a Man May Choose a Good Wife from a Bad (1602) Act II. Scene I P. 28 1815 - Guy Mannering; or The Astrologer, Sir Walter Scott; see Example below From: Guy Mannering
Or, The Astrologer By Sir Walter Scott Volume I. 1815 Chapter III P. 34 1567 - A Caveat or Warening for Common Cursetors, Vulgarely Called Vagabones, Thomas Harman; see below From: A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors, Vulgarly Called Vagabonds By Thomas Harman Reprinted 1814 P. 65 From: A Select Collection of Old Plays
Volume X. 1826 A Jovial Crew, Or, The Merry Beggars By Richard Brome Act II. Scene I P. 313 1398 - (noun 1) Bartholomeus (de Glanvilla) De Proprietatibus Rerum, John de Trevisa; see below from E-NED From: The History of the World
Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus Translated into English by Philemon Holland, 1634 The Ninth Book of Plinies Naturall Historie P. 242 from Latin oppugnāntem, pr. pple. of oppugnāre to oppugn 1513 - The Life of Saint Werburge of Chester, Henry Bradshaw; see below From: The Life of Saint Werburge of Chester By Henry Bradshaw Edited by Carl Horstmann Published for the Early English Text Society, 1887 P. 194 From: The History of the Works of the Learned
For the Year 1739 Volume I. 1739 Article XXV. P. 339/340 French.; formerly bre-, briborion; according to Littré a perversion of breviārium ‘breviary’, whence ‘foolish charmes or superstitious prayers, vsed by old and simple women against the toothache, and any such thredbare and mustie rags of blind devotion’ (Cotgrave) 1653 - The First Book of the Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Sir Thomas Urquhart; see Example below From: The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais
Volume 1. Printed for the Navarre Society. (unknown date) The First Book of Dr. Francis Rabelais, 1653 Chapter XXI. The Study of Gargantua P. 62 from an old proverb, "a growing youth has a wolf in his belly" - adolescent boys who are growing fast are hungry all the time 1785 - A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Francis Grose;
"Wolf in the Stomach, A monstrous or canine appetite" from torment (n.) From: The Dark O' The Moon
By S. R. Crockett, 1902 VII. The Head of the House P. 42 from Latin hiemāt-, ppl. stem of hiemāre to winter, from hiems winter 1623 - The English Dictionarie, or an Interpreter of Hard English Words, Henry Cockeram; "Hyemate, to winter at a place" From: Poems on Several Occasions
By Christopher Smart, 1752 The Hop-Garden P. 106 from Latin prōcērus high, tall 1599 - Nashes Lenten Stuffe, Thomas Nashe; see Example below From: Nash's Lenten Stuff:
Edited by Charles Lindley, 1871 P. 21/22 reduplicated from swish with alternating vowel 1547 - (noun 1) Introduction to Knowledge, Andrew Boorde; see Example below From: The First Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge
By Andrew Boorde Edited by F. J. Furnivall Published for the Early English Text Society, 1870 Chapter II. The Welshman and Wales P. 126 I've had requests from a number of people to post the words on Facebook.
Facebook's not really my thing, but will give it a try to see how it goes. So please like it and the posts to keep them coming! Enjoy. I hope! :-) Words and Phrases from the Past on Facebook variant of 'finew' (n. and vb.) mould; to grow mouldy 1538 - The Dictionary of Sir Thomas Elyot; "Mucor, fylth, vinue, suche as is on bred or meate longe kept" From: Observations in Husbandry,
By Edward Lisle, Volume II. 1757 The Dairy P. 148 from Latin correptiōnem, noun of action from corripĕre to blame, reprove, chide c 1380 - Select English Works, John Wyclif; see below From: Select English Works of John Wyclif Edited by Thomas Arnold Volume III. Miscellaneous Works. 1871 Cap. IX P. 292 From: The Works of the Right Reverend, Learned and Pious, Thomas Ken
Volume II, 1721 Edmund Book V P. 137 also OBSTROPALOUS, OBSTROPERLOUS, OBSTROPILOUS, OBSTROPPELUS, OBSTROPPULUS, OBSTROPULOUS, OPSTROPOLOUS CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES corruption of 'obstreperous' 1748 - The Adventures of Roderick Random, Tobias Smollett; see Example below From: The Adventures of Roderick Random
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