Adam Jacot de Boinod’s Wide World of Words
gulch (Newfoundland English 1895) to frequent a sheltered hollow for sexual intimacy
exhibition meal (Hobo slang) a handout eaten on the doorstep: the madam wants the neighbours to witness her generosity
growlery (Dickens: Bleak House 1852) a place to growl in; jocularly applied to a person’s private sitting room
shangle (Cumberland + Westmoreland dialects) to fasten a tin or kettle to a dog’s tail
Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.
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gulch (Newfoundland English 1895) to frequent a sheltered hollow for sexual intimacy
exhibition meal (Hobo slang) a handout eaten on the doorstep: the madam wants the neighbours to witness her generosity
growlery (Dickens: Bleak House 1852) a place to growl in; jocularly applied to a person’s private sitting room
shangle (Cumberland + Westmoreland dialects) to fasten a tin or kettle to a dog’s tail
Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.
Go Holiday news : www.govillasandcottages.co.uk
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