1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know
Hopperdozer, Hoecake, Ear Trumpet, Dort, and Other Nearly Forgotten Terms and Expressions
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, Jokes & Riddles, Reference & Language, Reference, Quotations, Almanacs & Trivia, Trivia
| Author: | W. R. Runyan | ISBN: | 9781628732634 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse | Publication: | November 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse | Language: | English |
| Author: | W. R. Runyan |
| ISBN: | 9781628732634 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Publication: | November 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse |
| Language: | English |
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 that will take you on a walk back in time and give you a chance to hear from generations past—in their own voice, with their own words.
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 that will take you on a walk back in time and give you a chance to hear from generations past—in their own voice, with their own words.
