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The Guinness Book of Curious Words

by Leslie Dunkling

ISBN 13: 9780851127439

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Guinness World Records Limited
Published: 01 Apr 1994

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Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

by Albert Jack

ISBN 13: 9780141039565

Format: Paperback (272 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Aug 2008
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Dictionary of Word Origins

by L. Flavell,R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856263719

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: Apr 2000
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Fictionary: Words That Don't Exist But Should

by Inc. DailyCandy

ISBN 13: 9781905264407

Format: Hardcover (120 pages)
Publisher: Virgin Books
Published: 04 Sep 2008

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Dictionary of Word Origins

by L. Flavell, Roger H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856263924

Format: Paperback (278 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 30 Sep 2000
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Secret Warfare: Battle of Codes and Ciphers (Battle Standards)

by Bruce Norman

ISBN 13: 9780715394564

Format: Paperback (192 pages)
Publisher: David & Charles
Published: Mar 1990

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The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Anna Farkas

ISBN 13: 9780198607359

Format: Paperback (368 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 09 Oct 2003

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The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories

by Glynnis Chantrell

ISBN 13: 9780198631217

Format: Hardcover (568 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 18 Apr 2002

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Faux Pas?: A No-nonsense Guide to Foreign Words and Phrases in Everyday Language

by Philip Gooden

ISBN 13: 9780713685237

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 19 Jul 2007

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Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language

by Professor Robin Dunbar

ISBN 13: 9780571173976

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 20 May 2004

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

by Winfred Blevins

ISBN 13: 9781853263569

Format: Paperback (266 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Ware)
Published: Oct 1995

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How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch)

by Daniel Cassidy

ISBN 13: 9781904859604

Format: Paperback (303 pages)
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 08 Oct 2007

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