Daily Word Quiz
CURGLAFF a) the shock felt when one first plunges into cold water b) a slide on the ice on the buttocks c) a mess, disorder d) the cone of a pine or fir tree Answer Below Today's Featured Word SPOUSE-BREACH NOUN 1. adultery ...a1225 obs. 2. an adulterer ...c1315 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from spouse (n.) + -breach FIRST DOCUMENTED USE a1225 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...one Bersabee spus bruche þe lefdi he lokede on...: (adultery with Bathsheba, the lady upon whom he looked...) From: The Ancren Riwle A Treatise on the Rules and Duties of Monastic Life (a1225) Daily Word Quiz Answer CURGLAFF a) the shock felt when one first plunges into cold water ...1825 Sc. obs.
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