Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 316William Blackwood, 1974 |
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... word of the English - speaking public . I mentioned it in my recent book , Don't Say It , pointing out that its origin was unknown . Since then I get several letters a week telling me what its origin was . There have been many ...
... word of the English - speaking public . I mentioned it in my recent book , Don't Say It , pointing out that its origin was unknown . Since then I get several letters a week telling me what its origin was . There have been many ...
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... word is an Australian one and is a " mixture " of Jack and kangaroo . It is a portmanteau word like Lewis Carroll's chortle , which was a mixture of snort and chuckle the only word of his to become really a part of the English language ...
... word is an Australian one and is a " mixture " of Jack and kangaroo . It is a portmanteau word like Lewis Carroll's chortle , which was a mixture of snort and chuckle the only word of his to become really a part of the English language ...
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... word meaning ' urine ' , and Ajax is a jakes . Jakes is an old word meaning ' privy ' . It is probably merely a use of the proper name Jacques . Proper names are used for a diversity of objects . Witness the name Jack- as the jack for a ...
... word meaning ' urine ' , and Ajax is a jakes . Jakes is an old word meaning ' privy ' . It is probably merely a use of the proper name Jacques . Proper names are used for a diversity of objects . Witness the name Jack- as the jack for a ...
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