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Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / David Crystal.

by Crystal, David, 1941- author.

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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Oxford English dictionary.

English language -- Etymology.

English language -- History.

9780199680474 (hbk.) :

0199680477 (hbk.)

xvi, 288 pages ; 23 cm

From swelt to zonk : words for dying -- From neb to hooter : words for nose -- From cup-shot to rat-arsed : words for being drunk -- From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat : words for a (light) meal -- From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of lords : words for a privy -- From dizzy to numpty : words for a fool -- From darling to lamb-chop : terms of endearment -- From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi : oaths and exclamations -- From guest house to B & B, and hotel to floatel : words for inns and hotels -- From meretrix to parlor girl : words for a prostitute -- From mint to dosh : words for money -- From smolt to untempestuous, and reigh to ugly : words for calm and stormy weather -- From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot : words for old person, old mand, old woman -- Fom skiffle to grime : words for types of pop music -- From astronaut to Skylab : words for spacecraft.

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