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cockshy
PRONUNCIATION: KOK-shy)
MEANING: noun:
1. The game of throwing missiles at a target; such a throw.
2. An object of criticism or ridicule.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old English cocc (rooster) + shy (to throw), of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1836.
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COCKSHE - a freemartin
i.e. a non-fertile female calf (heifer) born as a twin with a male (bull} but with a bull's manner and mindset.
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BOCKSHY - an edible Chinese cabbage
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Thanks JJ.
SOCK TIE a gimmick I discovered in college, in the
Laundry, after forever losing one sock.
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niggard
PRONUNCIATION: (NIG-hurd)
MEANING: noun: A mean, stingy person.
adjective: Stingy.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English nigard, of Scandinavian origin. Earliest documented use: 1384.
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BIGGARD:
1. a kind, generous person
2. a bigot
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PIGGARD - Captain of the Starship Penterprise
NITGARD - a sorry excuse for a bug repellant, offers lousy protection
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RITGARD--competing, poor excuse for deodorant
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...in a sconce, of course.
ENSCONCE
PRONUNCIATION:
(en-SKONS)
MEANING:
verb tr.:
1. To settle firmly and comfortably.
2. To hide securely.
ENSCONE - to wrap a filing in a small sourdough wafer for serving at tea-time; cf. cannoli
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ENSCONCE
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ENDSCONCE - to come out from hiding in a...
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DENSCONCE - a small hiding sconce
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equivocate
PRONUNCIATION:
(i-KWIV-uh-kayt)
MEANING:
verb intr.: To be vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead.
EQUUVOCATE - script for Mr Ed's next speech
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eguivocate
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EQUIVOGATE- to mumble lies to blame other people for your own wrongdoings, such as, beating down a Bush.
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