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Walker's Definition of the Day

Zachary Taylor · 2003-06-28 17:39:00

Ispired by the Definition of the Day thread, and the general interest in etymology in this forum, I thought that we all might benefit from a similar thread based on John Walker's 1791 "Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language" which seems to amuse my friends. Feel free to make requests, bearing…

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#52 20-09-2003 4:40pm

Zachary Taylor

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Cant:
A corrupt dialect, used by beggars and vagabonds; a form of speaking peculiar to some certain class or body of men; a whining pretension to goodness; barbarous jargon; auction.

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#53 21-09-2003 6:41am

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And Decant?

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#54 23-09-2003 5:58pm

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To Decant:
To pour off gently, so as to leave the sediment behind.

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#55 13-10-2003 8:02pm

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To Incage:
To coop up, to shut up, to confine in a cage, or any narrow space.

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#56 08-11-2003 3:46pm

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need a word i can use in everyday speech that will make me sound smart

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