Supellex (noun) (rare)
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Household furnishings, implements, etc.; equipment, apparatus; paraphernalia.
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bradford (c1510–1555), evangelical preacher and martyr. From classical Latin supellex (also suppellex) household furniture, equipment, paraphernalia, of uncertain origin; perhaps from super- + lectus couch.
Example sentences
“The showroom was full of supellex and garden equipment.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
