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CHALK LINE
PRONUNCIATION: (CHAWK lyn)
MEANING: noun:
1. A standard of proper behavior.
2. A line made with chalk or a similar substance.
ETYMOLOGY: From chalk, from Old English cealc, from Latin calx (lime) + line, from Old French ligne (line), from Latin linum (flax). Earliest documented use: 1450.
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CHALK PINE - a kind of fir tree with very pale wood
CHALKALINE - a writing implement that neutralizes the acid in cheap paper
CHALK LANE - a row of boxes, in a big-city sidewalk, devoted to people drawing graffiti and pictures
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RATCHET
PRONUNCIATION: (RACH-it)
MEANING: noun: 1. A mechanism consisting of a toothed wheel or bar engaged by a pawl to allow controlled movement in one direction only.
2. An incremental change, typically in one direction and irreversible.
verb tr., intr.: To move or to cause to move in small increments, especially progressively or irreversibly.
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From French rochet (ratchet). Earliest documented use: 1650.
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PRATCHET - author Terry doesn't have his 4-o'clock snack
BRAT, CHET? - the Hardy Boys offer their friend a treat at the local deli
RANCHET - a diminutive tourist attraction out West, with just a hut and a shed and a couple of ponies
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PARISH PUMPPRONUNCIATION: (par-ish PUHMP) MEANING: noun: A water pump shared by people within a small area. adjective: Of local, often trivial, interest or importance. ETYMOLOGY: From parish (a small area, especially one that has its own church) + pump, of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1840. ________________________________ PARISH PUMP - the Celtics center's characteristic preliminary motion with the ball toward the basket before taking his shot PARISH PIMP - companion of Tom Lehrer's Old Dope PeddlerPARISH PLUMP - the local priest is chubby
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WINDMILL
PRONUNCIATION: (WIND-mil)
MEANING: noun: 1. A machine powered by wind.
2. An imagined enemy, opponent, or threat.
verb tr., intr.: To move or to cause to move like a windmill.
ETYMOLOGY: From wind, from Old English wind + mill, from Old English mylen, from Latin mola (grindstone, mill), from molere (to grind). Earliest documented use: 1230.]
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WANDMILL - facility for making shoddy magic tools in large numbers
WINDMALL - a place sailors wish existed so they could purchase a way to deal with the doldrums
WINDMILE - how they measure the distance between here and Oz
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SWISS ARMY KNIFE
PRONUNCIATION: (swis AHR-mee nyf)
MEANING: noun:
1. A pocketknife, with multiple blades and other tools such as scissors, saw, corkscrew, can opener, etc.
2. A person or object with many diverse skills or functions.
ETYMOLOGY: From its use by Swiss Army officers. Originally produced by Karl Elsener in Switzerland in 1891. Earliest documented use: 1935.
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SWISS? OR MY KNIFE - Would you like cheese on your ham sandwich? Or a sharp utensil to cut it into smaller pieces?
SWEISS ARMY KNIFE - a competing alternative produced by Dietrich Sweiss in 1916
SWIT'S ARMY KNIFE - used by the nurse in Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077 for many purposes when equipment was in short supply
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ALSATIA
PRONUNCIATION: (al-SAY-shuh)
MEANING: noun
1. A sanctuary.
2. A lawless place.
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After Alsatia, an area north of River Thames in London, once out of the reach of law. Earliest documented use: 1676.
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A.L.S. ASIA - a variant of Lou Gherig's Disease occurring mostly in the Orient
AL'S ARIA - that would be Swanee, in Rhapsody in Blue, the biopic of George Gershwin from 1945
ALSO TÍA - Is there a synonym for "tita" ("aunt" in some Spanish-speaking countries)?
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CARTHAGINIAN PEACE
PRONUNCIATION: (kar-thuh-JIN-ee-uhn pees)
MEANING: noun: Peace or settlement in which very harsh terms are imposed on the defeated side.
ETYMOLOGY: After Carthage, an ancient city-state, in present-day Tunisia. Earliest documented use: 1940.
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CARTHAGINIAN PEACH - a fuzzy fruit once grown on a Mediterranean island
CARTHAGINIAN PENCE - a now-obsolete currency
CART HANG IN IAN PLACE - two-wheeled hauler suspended from the ceiling of John's barn
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CATHAY
PRONUNCIATION: (ka-THAY)
MEANING: noun:
1. A remote and exotic land, steeped in mystery, richness, and bliss.
2. A literary name for China.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Cataya/Cathaya, from Turkish Khitai, from Khitan Khitai (the Khitan people who ruled northern China). Earliest documented use: 1744. See also Shangri-la.
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CATH DAY - when you're scheduled to have your coronary arteries evaluated
CASH? AY! - I left my iPhone in the hotel - do you take bills and coins here in Scotland?
CATHADY? - cowboy Hopalong's (who rode a big white horth named Topper) latht name
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SIBERIANIZE
PRONUNCIATION: (sy-BEE-ree-uh-nyz)
MEANING: verb tr.: To send to a remote location as a form of punishment.
ETYMOLOGY: After Siberia, Russia, the place where those who had fallen out of favor were sent. Earliest documented use: 1864.
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SABERIANIZE - to modify a dueling sword by curving the blade and adding an arched guard to cover the back of the hand
SIBERIANITE - a specimen of iron ore found at the site of the great Russian meteor explosion of 30 June 1908
SOBERIANIZE - to instill an aversion to all forms of alcohol
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BOTANY BAY
PRONUNCIATION:
(BOT-uh-nee BAY)
MEANING:
noun: A place of exile, punishment, or hard labor.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Botany Bay, south of Sydney, Australia. Earliest documented use: 1789.
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BOT - AN eBAY - a small program which will wait until one second before an auction ends, then make a bid $1 higher than the hitherto most recent one
BOTANY PAY - need to know before I decide whether to major in it or not
BET ANY BAY - guide for playing the ponies
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