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A Dictionary of Modern New Zealand Slang

by Harry Orsman

ISBN 13: 9780195584080

Format: Paperback (160 pages)
Publisher: OUP Australia & New Zealand
Published: 05 Aug 1999

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Mysteries of the Alphabet

by Marc-Alain Ouaknin

ISBN 13: 9780789205230

Format: Hardcover (381 pages)
Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Published: 18 Nov 1998

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

by T. F. Hoad

ISBN 13: 9780198611820

Format: Hardcover (568 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 15 May 1986
Other Format: Paperback

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Ogham: Holy Dry Serpent

by John M Nicholls

ISBN 13: 9781846241437

Format: Hardcover (160 pages)
Publisher: Book Guild Ltd
Published: 30 Aug 2007

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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions (Sailmate)

by Bill Beavis, Richard G. McClosky, G. McCloskey

ISBN 13: 9780713637168

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: May 1993
Other Format: Paperback

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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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Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best Expressions

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

ISBN 13: 9781402212871

Format: Paperback (320 pages)
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 27 Feb 2009

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A Dictionary of Fly-fishing (Oxford Reference S.)

by Chris McCully

ISBN 13: 9780192831262

Format: Paperback (280 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 18 Mar 1993

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Language in Danger: How Language Loss Threatens Our Future

by Andrew Dalby

ISBN 13: 9780713994438

Format: Hardcover (352 pages)
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 30 May 2002
Other Format: Paperback

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Clever Cryptograms

by Louise B. Moll

ISBN 13: 9780806907567

Format: Paperback (128 pages)
Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
Published: 01 Dec 1994

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Ologies and Isms: A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780192806406

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 13 Oct 2005

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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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