Word of the Day – Crubeen Word of the Day August 17, 2017 Word of the Day – Crubeen Crubeen (noun) croo-been A boiled pig's trotter as food. Mid 19th century: from Irish crúibín,… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Infangthief Word of the Day August 16, 2017 Word of the Day – Infangthief Infangthief (noun) (historic) in-fang-theef The right of a landowner to punish a thief caught within… Kath 0 Love1
Word of the Day – Sparagmos Word of the Day August 15, 2017 Word of the Day – Sparagmos Sparagmos (noun) spa-rag-mus The dismemberment of a victim, forming a part of some ancient rituals… Kath 0 Love2
Word of the Day – Plaud Word of the Day August 14, 2017 Word of the Day – Plaud Plaud (verb) (rare) pl-awd To applaud; to praise. Late 16th century; earliest use found in… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Frabjous Word of the Day August 13, 2017 Word of the Day – Frabjous Frabjous (adj) frab-jus Delightful; joyous. 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass,… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Chabazite Word of the Day August 12, 2017 Word of the Day – Chabazite Chabazite (noun) kab-a-zy-t A colourless, pink, or yellow zeolite mineral, typically occurring as rhombohedral crystals.… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Triadic Word of the Day August 11, 2017 Word of the Day – Triadic Triadic (adj) try-ad-ik Relating to or comprising a set of three related people or things.… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Phablet Word of the Day August 10, 2017 Word of the Day – Phablet Phablet (noun) fab-let A smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Philatelist Word of the Day August 9, 2017 Word of the Day – Philatelist Philatelist (noun) fil-a-tel-ist One who is interested in the collection and study of postage stamps… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Prestidigitation Word of the Day August 7, 2017 Word of the Day – Prestidigitation Prestidigitation (noun) presti-dij-it-ay-shun Conjuring tricks performed as entertainment. Mid 19th century: from French, from preste… Jacqui Bell 0 Love0