| 1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know: Hopperdozer, Hoecake, Ear Trumpet, Dort, and Other Nearly Forgotten Terms and Expressions Contributor(s): Runyan, W. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616081236 ISBN-13: 9781616081232 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Word Lists - Reference | Quotations - Reference | Trivia |
| Dewey: 428.1 |
| LCCN: 2010034995 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.46" W x 8.4" (0.54 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |