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1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know
W R Runyan
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Description for 1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know
Paperback. A celebration of unknown and little-known words and phrases once incommon use all over.. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
As times change so do the things we use and what we call them. W.R. Runyan has compiled a fascinating collection of words and phrases that, once common everywhere in America, are little known today. This book is a celebration of our linguistic past that will be a treat from word lovers everywhere. Do you know any of these: Snaffle, Steelie, Gully Washer, Cabriolet, Calk, Hardpan, Carbuncle, Pie Bird, Fid, or Hame? Did you know that a “Horse Apple” is actually an orange? Or that “Rolley Holley” is a marble game? With over one hundred illustrations, this is a book ... Read more
As times change so do the things we use and what we call them. W.R. Runyan has compiled a fascinating collection of words and phrases that, once common everywhere in America, are little known today. This book is a celebration of our linguistic past that will be a treat from word lovers everywhere. Do you know any of these: Snaffle, Steelie, Gully Washer, Cabriolet, Calk, Hardpan, Carbuncle, Pie Bird, Fid, or Hame? Did you know that a “Horse Apple” is actually an orange? Or that “Rolley Holley” is a marble game? With over one hundred illustrations, this is a book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781616081232
SKU
V9781616081232
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