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Nostalgia Reader is starting The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words
"schoenobatist": Greek-derived for "tightrope walker". equal to Latin-derived "funambulist".

"climb-tack": a cat that likes to walk on shelves.

"grimalkin": 17th cent. word for cat that's literally "grey-haired woman".

"melliturgy": bee-keeping.

"desulture": the act of vaulting from one horse to another. the person doing so is called a "desultor".

"viaticated": fully prepared for a journey.
Aug 06, 2019 02:26PM Add a comment
The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words

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Nostalgia Reader is starting The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words
Although not today's entry (Yorkshire mile: a proverbially long distance), muckytrollops (an untidy woman) is an amazing term.
Aug 03, 2019 07:58AM Add a comment
The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words

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