Daily Word Quiz
TIDDYWHOPPER a) a log floating in coastal waters b) a present given by a guest to the host c) a bag for scraps, odds and ends, etc. d) an untruth, a falsehood Answer below Today's Featured Word MILLIONOUS ADJ. numbered by the million; counted in millions ...1666 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from million + -ous FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1666 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...for they arrive in millionous multitudes in Mary-Land about the middle of September..." From: A Character of the Province of Maryland By: George Alsop, 1666 Daily Word Quiz Answer TIDDYWHOPPER d) an untruth, a falsehood ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
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