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DERRYBOUNDER a) a prospector in the desert b) the noise made by an object in collision c) a great rage d) an old term for a hare Today's Featured Word TURVEYDROP NOUN one who poses as a perfect model of deportment; an affected person ...1877 ETYMOLOGY from the surname of a character in Charles Dicken's 'Bleak House' (1852) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1877 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...The maintenance of that staid deportment which the Oriental Turveydrop considers the best proof of high State and regal dignity..." From: The Prince of Wales Tour By: William Howard Russell, 1877 Daily Word Quiz Answer DERRYBOUNDER b) the noise made by an object in collision ...1876 Eng. dial.
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