The wonder of whiffling : and other extraordinary words in the English language / Adam Jacot de Boinod ; illustrations by Sandra Howgate.

By:

Jacot de Boinod, Adam

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Particular Books, 2009.Description: x, 243 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:

9780140515855 (hbk.)
0140515852 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

English language -- Etymology

DDC classification:

422 22 JAC

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgement; Clatterfarts and Jaisies; Getting Acquainted; Sticky beak Character; Going Postal Emotions; Twiddle Diddles body Language; Prick-me-Dainty Cloths ; Going West Illness death and spiritual matter ; Slap sauce Food ; Crambazzled Drink; Footer Footer Taking Off; Muttoners and golden ferrets Sport; Rubby Dubby Country Pursuits ; Madhouse Indore games and Hobbies; Mush Fakers and Apple squires The world of Work; Bulk and File Crime and punishments; Bunting time Matter of love; Wittols and beer Babies marriage and Family; Oyster parts Culture; Dimbox and Quockerwodger military and political concerns; Scurryfunge Domestic life; Aw whoop Animals; Swallocky Rural life and weather; Feelmageeries Paraphernalia;

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tetso College Library Language/Linguistics	Non-fiction	422 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		5225

Foreword;
Acknowledgement;
Clatterfarts and Jaisies;
Getting Acquainted;
Sticky beak Character;
Going Postal Emotions;
Twiddle Diddles body Language;
Prick-me-Dainty Cloths ;
Going West Illness death and spiritual matter ;
Slap sauce Food ;
Crambazzled Drink;
Footer Footer Taking Off;
Muttoners and golden ferrets Sport;
Rubby Dubby Country Pursuits ;
Madhouse Indore games and Hobbies;
Mush Fakers and Apple squires The world of Work;
Bulk and File Crime and punishments;
Bunting time Matter of love;
Wittols and beer Babies marriage and Family;
Oyster parts Culture;
Dimbox and Quockerwodger military and political concerns;
Scurryfunge Domestic life;
Aw whoop Animals;
Swallocky Rural life and weather;
Feelmageeries Paraphernalia;

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