American College Dictionary, Random House This is the one that I earned for obtaining 10 new subscriptions when I was a paperboy. I wasn’t, still amn’t a real Poindexter, and despite my verbophilia, I got still got Ds in Spelling – go figa. (see next)
Rhode Island Dictionary, Mark Patinkin
Webster’s Approved Dictionary, student ed.1942 World Publishing
Geological dictionary
OED, the tiny print version in 2 vols.I do use this, but bright light, strong magnification, and freshly cleaned reading glasses, are necessary
1 Roget’s
Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms, Joseph Devlin, The World Syndicate Publishing Co.
ENCYCLOPEDIA of PRACTICAL RECEIPTS & PROCESSES.
CONTAINING 6400 RECEIPTS; EMBRACING THROUGH INFORMATION in PLAIN LANGUAGE APPLICABLE to ALMOST EVERY POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL and DOMESTIC REQUIREMENT, Wm. B. Dick 2nd ed NY Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, 1875I love this one. My wife saved it from the dumpster’s maw after her dad died and the sibling and in-laws (outlaws) were rushing indiscriminately to…never mind. Here are a few randomly chosen examples of the 6400 receipts. Cure for hydrophobia / To prepare laughing gas / Wash to beautify the teeth / To kill grease spots before painting / To tan muskrat skin with fur on
Webster's New College 1956This is one that I use the most. It has 10 appendices including a vocabulary of rhymes, (which does not list “orange”).
1 Bartlett’s
2 Spanish
1 French
1 German
1 Swedish
A few pocket Webster’s stashed about.
Maybe some others, but it was SO nice out this weekend…
