Daily Word Quiz
WHISTERCLISTER a) a smart blow on the ear or side of the head b) a nickname for a self-important person c) a small, unimportant, remote town d) a sign of something about to happen Today's Featured Word LINQUISH VERB to abandon, to forsake ...1591 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Latin linquere to leave + -ish, after relinquish FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1591 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...but now awhile I linquish this conflict..." From: Ariosto's Orlando Furioso in English By: John Harington, 1591 Daily Word Quiz Answer WHISTERCLISTER a) a smart blow on the ear or side of the head ...1787 Eng. dial.
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