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Gallimaufry: A hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780198610625

Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 14 Sep 2006

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Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases

by Graeme Donald,Andrew Wiest,William Shepherd

ISBN 13: 9781849081573

Format: Paperback (280 pages)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 10 Mar 2010

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Codswallop, Crumpet and Caper: Words and Where They Came From

by Edward Allhusen

ISBN 13: 9781873590805

Format: Hardcover (208 pages)
Publisher: Old House
Published: 01 Jan 2009

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Movers and Shakers: A chronology of words that shaped our age

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780198614524

Format: Hardcover (256 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 12 Oct 2006

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Irish Baby Names (Collins Gem)

by Julia Cresswell

ISBN 13: 9780007176175

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 05 Jan 2004

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Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

by Jeremy Butterfield

ISBN 13: 9780199574094

Format: Paperback (179 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 23 Jul 2009
Other Format: Hardcover

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The Play of Words: Fun and Games for Language Lovers

by Richard Lederer, Bernie Cootner

ISBN 13: 9780671689087

Format: Hardcover (274 pages)
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: Sep 1990

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Bees Knees and Barmy Armies

by Harry Oliver

ISBN 13: 9781844546633

Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
Published: 06 Oct 2008

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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

by Henry Hitchings

ISBN 13: 9780719564543

Format: Hardcover (432 pages)
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 03 Apr 2008
Other Format: 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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A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and Ireland (Oxford Paperbacks)

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780192819000

Format: Paperback (192 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 19 Sep 1985

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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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