Daily Word Quiz
SCRUMPLICATE a) to indulge in an adulterous relationship b) to rumple, to wrinkle c) to grab by the scruff of the neck d) to beat up, to thrash, to defeat Answer below. Today's Featured Word: BUBBLEABLE ADJ. capable of being duped, gullible ...1669 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from bubble (vb.) to befool, to cheat, to humbug FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1669 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...if the winner be bubbleable, they will insinuate themselves into his acquaintance, by applauding his success..." From: The Nicker Nicked: Or, The Cheats of Gaming Discovered In: Harleian Miscellany Daily Word Quiz Answer SCRUMPLICATE d) to beat up, to thrash, to defeat ...L19 sl.
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