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DODMAN a) a scarecrow b) a person whose eyes stick out c) a silly fellow d) a snail Answer below Today's Featured Word HOSPITIOUS ADJ. hospitable ...1588 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Latin hospitium a hospitable reception FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1588 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...But forc'd by tempests hither ('gainst my mind) Where I shall hope hospitious friends to find." From: The Most Excellent History of Dorastus and Fawnia By: Robert Greene, 1588 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer DODMAN d) a snail ...c1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
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Daily Word Quiz
HACKETY a) a hacking cough b) a hatchet c) the game of hopscotch d) bed coverings Answer below. Today's Featured Word RUSTICAN NOUN a countryman, a rustic, a peasant ...1570 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin rusticanus rustic FIRST DOCUMENTED USE Rusticane, rusticus From: Manipulus Vocabulorum A Dictionarie of English and Latine Wordes By: Peter Levins, 1570 EXAMPLE "...Marius was also a rusticane of the countrey." From: Petrarca's Phisicke Against Fortune Translated By: Thomas Twyne, 1579 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer HACKETY c) the game of hopscotch ...19C Eng. dial. Daily Word Quiz
OVIARY a) a flock of sheep b) a racing pigeon c) a midwife d) the yolk of an egg Answer below. Today's Featured Word: SUPERBILOQUENT ADJ. speaking proudly or haughtily ...1658 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Latin superbiloquentia haughty speech FIRST DOCUMENTED USE Superbiloquent, speaking proudly, or haughtily From: The New World of English Words By: Edward Phillips. 1658 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, Nathan Bailey, 1737 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 Daily Word Quiz Answer OVIARY a) a flock of sheep ...1623 obs. rare Daily Word Quiz
BARNYARD SALAD a) steak and eggs b) mud, mire c) petting zoo d) manure Answer below. Today's Featured Word: BRAVASHING ADJ. boasting, swaggering, blustering ...1652 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from French bravache a swaggerer from Italian bravaccio bully FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1652 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...which he did do with such a height of spirit, and in such a lofty and bravashing humour, that..." From: The Jewel By: Thomas Urquhart, 1652 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer BARNYARD SALAD d) manure ...1968 Amer. dial Daily Word Quiz
GO FOR THE BIG SPIT a) to make every effort to succeed b) to flaunt, to behave immodestly c) to use foul language d) to vomit Answer below. Today's Featured Word MATAEOLOGY NOUN a vain, useless, or unprofitable discourse; foolish words, nonsense ...1656 ETYMOLOGY from Greek mataiologia idle or foolish talk from mataios vain + -logia discourse FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1656 - Blount Glossographia Mateologie (mataeologia) vain enquiry, or over curious search into high matters an mysteries. EXAMPLE "...The sapience of our forefathers and the defectiveness of our dictionaries are simultaneously illustrated by the bead-roll of mataeology embodied in the extract here following." From: Modern English By: Fitzedward Hall, 1873 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • A Supplementary English Glossary, O. Davies, T. Lewis, 1881 • The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Robert Hunter, 1895 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 Daily Word Quiz Answer GO FOR THE BIG SPIT d) to vomit ...1960 Aust. sl. Daily Word Quiz
THRASONICAL a) given to bragging, boasting b) eager, enthusiastic c) promiscuous, wanton, loose d) easily upset or agitated Answer below. Today's Featured Word CREABLE ADJ. 1. easy to believe, credible ...1480 obs. 2. that may be created or produced ...a1656 obs. ETYMOLOGY adj. 1 from Old French creable credible, now croyable adj. 2. from Latin creabilis from creare to create FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1480 - see Example below EXAMPLE "......entendement how this fable is creable." From: The Booke of Ovyde Named Methamorphose By: William Caxton, 1480 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Robert Hunter, 1879-1888 • Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Porter, 1895 Daily Word Quiz Answer THRASONICAL a) given to bragging, boasting; exhibiting ostentation ...1564 Daily Word Quiz
LIGHTWOOD-KNOT FLOATER a) a fishing lure b) something small or unimportant c) a heavy rain d) a heavy blow Answer below. Today's Featured Word FAULTWORTHY ADJ. deserving of blame, blameworthy, culpable, reprehensible ...1586 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from fault (vb.) + worthy FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1586 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Secondly, that every mome is more prompt to reprehend such things, which in his owne conceit he iudgeth faultworthy, then to prayse those matters..." From: The Blazon of Gentrie The Glorie of Generositie To the Gentlemen of the Inner Temple By: John Ferne, 1586 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 Daily Word Quiz Answer LIGHTWOOD-KNOT FLOATER c) a heavy rain ...1944 Amer. dial. Daily Word Quiz
FLUSHOGRAM a) an unpaid bill b) a note of dismissal or rejection c) junk mail d) all of the above Answer below. Today's Featured Word TONITRUANT ADJ. 1. thundering, loud ...1907 2. forceful, vigorous ...1907 ETYMOLOGY from late Latin tonitruantem, pres. pple. of tonitruare to thunder FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1907 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Mr. Asche's robust personality and tonitruant style" From: The Times (London, England) 5 Sept. 1907 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer FLUSHOGRAM b) a note of dismissal or rejection ...1956 Amer. sl. Daily Word Quiz MEACOCK a) troublesome, unruly b) miserly, stingy, mean c) effeminate, cowardly, timorous, spiritless d) proud, haughty Answer below. Today's Featured Word WANSONSY ADJ. mischievous ...1819 Scot. ETYMOLOGY from wan- lacking, missing + sonsy (adj.) endowed with good sense FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1819 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...We'll learn ye to be douce, Ye auld wansonsy b___h." From: The Jacobite Relics of Scotland By: James Hogg, 1819 "Queen Anne: or, The Auld Gray Mare SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, John Jamieson, 1879-1887 Daily Word Quiz Answer MEACOCK c) effeminate, cowardly, timorous, spiritless ...1587 obs Daily Word Quiz
Today's Featured Word SLOW-BELLY NOUN a lazy, idle, or indolent person; a sluggard, a laggard ...1607 ETYMOLOGY from slow (adj.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1607 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...The maintenance of a sort of slow-bellies, whose seruice to Gods church was altogether vnprofitable" From: A Defence of the Ministers Reasons for Refusall of Subscription to the Booke of Common Prayer By: Samuel Hieron, 1607 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer
d) HACK-STOCK a chopping-block ...a1500 obs. PLOD-SHOENOUN
a strong clumsy shoe in which one walks heavily ...1697 obs. ETYMOLOGY from plod (vb.) + shoe FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1697 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Because I han't a pair of plod shoes, and a dirty shirt, you think a woman won't venture upon me for a husband." From: Aesop. A Comedy. With the Addition of a Second Part By: John Vanbrugh, 1697 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • A Supplementary English Glossary, T. Lewis, O. Davies, 1881 FLAMATIOUSADJ.
burning hot ...1688 obs. ETYMOLOGY from flame (vb.) + -atious FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1688 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...A Flamation, or Flamatious feeling; as the pain of burning and scalding: or through hot raging distempers." From: The Academy of Armory, Or A Storehouse of Armory and Blazon By: Randle Holme, 1688 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 DIFFICULTATEVERB
to make difficult, to impede an action, etc. ...1611 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from ppl. stem of medieval Latin difficultare to render difficult from difficultas difficulty FIRST DOCUMENTED USE "Difficulter. To difficultate or difficilitate; to make difficult..." From: A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues By: Randle Cotgrave, 1611 EXAMPLE "...upon the circumstances which facilitated or difficultated (if I may make such a word for the nonce) the introduction of Christianity in different ages and parts of the world." From: Selections from the Letters of Robert Southey Dec. 17, 1829; Published 1856 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, Rev. John Ogilvie, 1847-1850 • Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Porter, 1895 VENERILLANOUN
a little Venus; a small, beautiful woman ...1621 rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin Vener-, Venus FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1621 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...he admires her on the other side, she is his idol, lady, mistress, venerilla, queen, the quintessence of beauty..." From: The Anatomy of Melancholy By: Robert Burton, 1621 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 CLOSE ONE'S DAYSVERB
to die ...c1400 ETYMOLOGY from close vb. to conclude, to bring to a close or an end FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1400 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...And after course of our kynd closit his dayes." From: The "Gest Hystoriale" of the Destruction of Troy Translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana" SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 UNWISEMANNOUN
a fool, a simpleton ...1400 obs. ETYMOLOGY from unwise adj. FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1400 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Gyf no fayth to þe sawys of vnwysmen þat sayen þat men mowe noght come to science of þe Planetys, ffor þay wat noght what þay say." From: Three Prose Versions of the Secreta Secretorum Translated 1400 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Quiz 51. CACHINNATE
a) to talk inconsequentially; to chatter b) to void excrement c) to laugh loudly or immoderately 2. SHICKER a) a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard b) an inexperienced person, a greenhorn c) a short jacket 3. NATURE BUMP a) a small hill b) a pimple c) a contemptible or unpleasant person 4. PEJORATE a) to smell unpleasant b) to steal credit card data on the internet c) to make or grow worse; to deteriorate 5. DAINTY-CHAPPED a) having full but tender lips b) fastidious or particular as to eating and food c) of a boxer: easily knocked out 6. QUISBY a) an eccentric person b) the penis c) a frog, or young toad 7. LABONZA a) a female labourer b) a false beard used in the theatre c) the posteriors 8. OBFLISTICATE a) to utterly perplex, to confound b) to forget c) to vanquish, to obliterate 9. HONTOUS a) full of shame; ashamed; shameful b) abominable, detestable, odious c) exceedingly angry 10. NORMA STOCKERS a) a heroin addict b) large female breasts c) the common dragonfly BELLIFYVERB
to embellish, to beautify ...1540 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin bellus beautiful + -fy FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1540 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...The embellishing or bellifying Medicines whereof I intend to speak here..." From: The Birth of Mankind Translated By: Thomas Raynald, 1540 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 • Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, Thomas Wright, 1880 HILLOUSADJ.
hilly ...1550 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from hill + -ous FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1550 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...and the way leading between the said parish church and the Forest is very foul, painful and hillous..." From: Decree of Chancellor of Lancashire (1550) in Edwards Baines The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 1870 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 ADJUTORIOUSADJ.
helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin adjutorius serving to help + -ous FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1657 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...to which parts their faculties are destined, as adjutorious, for the one consists of ..." From: A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick By: Jean de Renou, Translated by R. Tomlinson, 1657 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 |
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