Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know: Hopperdozer, Hoecake, Ear Trumpet, Dort, and Other Nearly Forgotten Terms and Expressions
Contributor(s): Runyan, W. R. (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 1616081236     ISBN-13: 9781616081232
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 2010
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Word Lists
- Reference | Quotations
- Reference | Trivia
Dewey: 428.1
LCCN: 2010034995
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.46" W x 8.4" L (0.54 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
As times change so do the things we use and what we call them. W.R. Runyan has compiled a fascinating collection of words and phrases that, once common everywhere in America, are little known today. This book is a celebration of our linguistic past that will be a treat from word lovers everywhere. Do you know any of these: Snaffle, Steelie, Gully Washer, Cabriolet, Calk, Hardpan, Carbuncle, Pie Bird, Fid, or Hame? Did you know that a "Horse Apple" is actually an orange? Or that "Rolley Holley" is a marble game? With over one hundred illustrations, this is a book that will take you on a walk back in time and give you a chance to hear from generations past--in their own voice, with their own words.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!