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Weird Word Wednesday

daemonPopularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of daemon
variant of demon
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Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #22

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dadonoun,  da·do \ˈdā-(ˌ)dō\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of dadoplural dadoes1a :  the part of a pedestal of a column above the baseb :  the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; also :  the decoration adorning this part of a wall2:  a rectangular groove cut to make a joint in woodworking; specifically :  one cut across the grain
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Origin of dadoItalian, die, plinth
First Known Use: 16642 dadoverb,  da·doDefinition of dadoDadoed dadoingtransitive verb1:  to provide with a dado2a :  to set into a grooveb :  to cut a dado in (as a plank)
1881
First Known Use of dado
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Monday Musings: Arizona sunset photographs #21

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dabchicknoun  dab·chick \ˈdab-ˌchik\Popularity: Bottom 20% of wordsDefinition of dabchick:  any of several small grebes
Origin of dabchickprobably irregular from obsolete English dop to dive + English chick

First Known Use: circa 1550
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Monday Musings: Arizona jet stream photographs

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cavallanoun  ca·val·la  \kə-ˈva-lə\Definition of cavallaPopularity: Bottom 10% of wordsplural ca·val·la or ca·val·las1also ca·val·ly \-ˈva-lē\ :  any of various carangid fishes2:  king mackerel
Origin of cavalla
Spanish caballa, a fish, from Late Latin, mare, feminine of Latin caballus First Known Use: 1624
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Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #21

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cavalcadenoun  cav·al·cade  \ˌka-vəl-ˈkād, ˈka-vəl-ˌ\Simple Definition of cavalcadePopularity: Bottom 50% of words: a line of riders, vehicles, etc., moving along in the same direction: a series of related things
Full Definition of cavalcade1a :  a procession of riders or carriagesb :  a procession of vehicles or ships2:  a dramatic sequence or procession :  series
Examples of cavalcadeThe cavalcade arrived at the hotel.a cavalcade of antique carsa cavalcade of natural disasters
Origin of cavalcadeFrench, ride on horseback, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to go on horseback, from Late Latin caballicare, from Latin caballus horse; akin to Greek kaballeion horse, Middle Irish capall workhorse

First Known Use: 1644
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Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #20

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