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The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
The Disappearing Dictionary A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
Author: David Crystal
dabberlick [noun, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' — fubsy [adjective, Lancashire] Plump, in a nice sort of way. — squinch [noun, Devon] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'. — Wherever you go i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781509801763
ISBN-10: 1509801766
Publication Date: 9/15/2016
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Book Type: Paperback
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