Noting unfamiliar words in Ulysses, I cam across arenary, for which I could not find a definition:



I am no word expert, but I thought that it might mean "sandy." My reasoning:

1. 'Arenary' contains the word 'arena'. Looking at the etymology, 'arena' is related to the Latin 'harena', meaning 'sand'
2. "sandy" is a sensible adjective/ to fit with the word "soil"

I read Ulysses as a child and maybe I should again, for I don't remember your quote and I love coming across new words.

You'll probably find a lot of words in Ulysses that you can't find definitions for. Sounds like you made a pretty good guess. Arena is also Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian for 'sand'.

Etymology: < Latin arēnārius.
Obs.

‘Of or belonging to sand or gravel.’ Bailey 1731.
[OED]

An arena like where Gladiators fought or like in Spain, the bullfights. The sand to absorb the blood.

....bloody kitty litter.

haha why use a boring word when you could use a more obscure one? that also acts as its own toilet

Aha! Nice catch.

applause to Bex and Luke, love your replies.