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The Guinness Book of Words

by Martin H. Manser

ISBN 13: 9780851128849

Format: Paperback (158 pages)
Publisher: Guinness World Records Limited
Published: 19 Sep 1988
Other Format: Paperback

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Dictionary of Word Origins

by L. Flavell, R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856262149

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 30 May 1996
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Much Ado About English: Up and Down the Bizarre Byways of a Fascinating Language

by Richard Watson Todd

ISBN 13: 9781857883725

Format: Hardcover (160 pages)
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Published: 12 Oct 2006

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Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to Their Meanings and Origins (Genealogy S.)

by John Titford

ISBN 13: 9781853067655

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Countryside Books
Published: 26 Sep 2002

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A Man About A Dog: Euphemisms and Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780007214532

Format: Hardcover (432 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 04 Sep 2006
Other Format: Paperback

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names (Wordsworth Reference)

by Iseabail Mcleod,Iseabail Mcleod,Terry Freedman

ISBN 13: 9781853263668

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: 31 Dec 1995

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The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart

by Barbara Aria, Russell Gon Eng

ISBN 13: 9780811801423

Format: Hardcover (96 pages)
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 24 Sep 1992
Other Format: Hardcover

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A Dictionary of Eponyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Cyril Leslie Beeching

ISBN 13: 9780192827777

Format: Paperback (229 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: Sep 1990
Other Format: Paperback

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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

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

ISBN 13: 9780713664003

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: 30 Aug 2002

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The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins (Helicon language)

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9781859861264

Format: Paperback (192 pages)
Publisher: Helicon
Published: 01 Jul 1995

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The Complete Cockney Rabbit: The Ultimate Dick 'n' Harry of Rhyming Slang

by Ray Puxley

ISBN 13: 9781906217648

Format: Paperback (496 pages)
Publisher: JR Books Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2008

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A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English

by Chloe Rhodes

ISBN 13: 9781606520574

Format: Hardcover (176 pages)
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
Published: 04 Mar 2010

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