1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know - Hopperdozer, Hoecake, Ear Trumpet, Dort, and Other Nearly Forgotten Terms and Expressions (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	W.R Runyan
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-61608-123-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of quotations
LSN:	1-61608-123-6
Barcode:	9781616081232

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