Daily Word Quiz
URSICIDE a) the killing of bees b) one who kills a bear c) one who kills a wolf d) the act of killing one's husband Answer below. Today's Featured Word: ELACRYMATE VERB to shed in the form of tears ...1657 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin elacrimat- ppl. stem of elacrimare from e out + lacrimare to shed tears, to weep FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1657 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...The trunk of the greater ivy vulnerated, and sometimes spontaneously, elacrymates a certain Gummeous succe of an aureous colour..." From: A Medicinal Dispensatory Composed by the Illustrious Renodaeus. Englished and Revised by Richard Tomlinson of London, 1657 Daily Word Quiz Answer URSICIDE b) one who kills a bear ...a1861
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