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The Horologicon

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Horologicon

By Mark Forsyth

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About the book

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed. Wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That's fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A...Show more

Language: history and general works

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9781785781711

Publisher

Icon Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The Horologicon

Format

Paperback

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