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August 20, 2017

Word of the Day – Plage

Plage (noun) (archaic) plej A beach by the sea, especially at a fashionable resort. French,…

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August 19, 2017

Word of the Day – Edify

Edify (verb) ed-i-fai Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. Middle English: from Old French…

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August 18, 2017

Word of the Day – Grabble

Grabble (verb) (archaic) grab-el Feel or search with the hands: grope about. Late 16th century:…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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August 14, 2017

Word of the Day – Plaud

Plaud (verb) (rare) pl-awd To applaud; to praise. Late 16th century; earliest use found in…

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August 13, 2017

Word of the Day – Frabjous

Frabjous (adj) frab-jus Delightful; joyous. 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass,…

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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.…

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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.…

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