Perlerorneq
May you be ever spared this suffocating, madness-inducing winter depression. Â Lopez describes the misery or insanity it can bring on,...
Concinnity
The OED describes this as a 'skilful and harmonious adaptation or fitting together of parts; harmony, congruity, consistency'. Â The adjective...
Potwalloper
'... potwallopers grazing marsh.'
This is a variant of 'potwaller', a curious and arcane English method of deciding who gets...
Crackey, ackymal and ruddock
'The crackeys and ackymals and ruddocks - Devon names for wrens and tomtits and robins ...'
All words for birds,...
There, there, poppet
It's a long time since I have heard this charming, kindly, playful word. I've had it used towards me in...
Ribambelle
A ringing sound to this French word. Â A flock, a swarm, a string, a torrent. Â My Harrap's tells me of...
Blackavized Maniots
Patrick Leigh Fermor's beautifully wrought account of his travels in Mani in Greece provides a vivid portrayal of the Maniots,...
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