Snoutfair: A person with a handsome countenance — “The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten” by Jeffrey Kacirk
Groak: To silently watch someone while they are eating, hoping to be invited to join them – www.ObsoleteWord.Blogspot.com
Spermologer: A picker-up of trivia, of current news, a gossip monger, what we would today call a columnist — “The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten” by Jeffrey Kacirk
Jirble: To pour out (a liquid) with an unsteady hand: as, he jirbles out a dram — www.Wordnik.com
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Dead words that want reviving
Here's Death and Taxes's collection of 18 obsolete words that would be
handy (or at least funny) to use today, compiled by Carmel Lobello from a
book called The Word Museum and a blog called Obsolete Word of the Day. Some of my favorites:
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