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The horse-hooves, ringing clear; Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot, in the distance! Were they deaf that they did not hear? ―“The Highwayman,” Alfred Noyes 4 Portmanteau A portmanteau combines two or more words to form a new word that expresses a single idea that is different from its ...
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An extra post this weekend, following up on the post a couple of weeks ago on Captain Francis Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue which was first published in 1785; a fascinating little book that really bring to life the language that would have been heard on the streets of London in...
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tow-path(n.) "path on the bank of a canal or river along which draft-animals travel in towing boats," 1788, fromtow(v.) +path(n.). war-path(n.) alsowarpath, 1775, in reference to North American Indians, fromwar(n.) +path(n.)....
"material used in stuffing, stuffing used to keep a garment in the desired shape," 1828, verbal noun frompad(v.2). path(n.) Old Englishpaþ,pæþ"narrow passageway or route across land, a track worn by the feet of people or animals treading it," from West Germanic*patha-(sour...
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Extended by early 19c. to include paper recognized and accepted as a substitute for coin. The highwayman's threatyour money or your lifeis attested by 1774. Phrasein the money(1902) originally referred to "one who finishes among the prize-winners" (in a horse race, etc.). The challenge...