Dree

A Scottish or archaic word meaning to endure and used in the expression to ‘dree one’s weird’ – to submit...

Badgers

‘A cete (or set) of badgers’ – until I saw it written, I assumed that ‘set’ was the only spelling. ...

Splatchers

‘Splatchers?’ said Roger.  ‘Splatchers,’ said the boy. ‘For walking on the mud.’  ‘Gosh!’ said Roger. ‘Like snowshoes?’

When these children...

Orographic

I learned some fine landscape words from reading Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams.  Orographic means ‘relating to mountains, especially as regards...

Glebe

A piece of land serving as part of clergyman’s benefice and providing income; (archaic) land, fields. Origin: Late Middle English...

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