Daily Word Quiz
SPREAD A RABBIT EAR TO THE BREEZE a) to completely ignore someone b) to listen intently c) to intoxicate; to make dead drunk d) to deceive, to dupe Answer below. Today's Featured Word: BROILERY NOUN dissension; strife; disturbance, disorder ...1521 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from French brouillerie from brouiller to broil FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1521 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...The archbishop of Saint Andrewis putteth all his possible power to procure their destruction, and to rere broilerie, warre, and revolution in the Realme..." From: Original Letters Edited by Henry Ellis, 1521 Sir Thomas More to Cardinal Wolsey, upon the Affairs of Scotland Daily Word Quiz Answer SPREAD A RABBIT EAR TO THE BREEZE b) to listen intently ...20C Amer. sl.
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