podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history

harbinger ? podictionary 1115 8 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
Harbinger was a military word meaning "army shelter"

rodent ? podictionary 1073 7 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
squirrels, rats and beavers have teeth that keep on growing their whole lives

prevaricate ? podictionary 1070 4 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
this tearme appropriate unto Husbandrie, is borrowed by Lawyers

slave ? podictionary 143 3 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
we get this word because so many people of Slavic origin became slaves

chauvinist ? podictionary 1067 2 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
"Chauvinist" is a word that arose because of the over-the-top antics of Nicholas Chauvin

fond ? podictionary 142 1 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
The word ?fondle? grew out of ?fond?

midwife ? podictionary 1063 28 Feb 2010 at 8:01pm
The wife part of midwife has nothing to do with marital status

leech ? podictionary 1109 25 Feb 2010 at 8:01pm
the Venerable Bede recorded the word leech and he was talking about medical practitioners

storm ? podictionary 141 24 Feb 2010 at 8:01pm
The image of a divine wooden spoon stirring up black clouds springs to mind.

canopy ? podictionary 140 23 Feb 2010 at 8:01pm
a bug net called a konopion

 

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