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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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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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Wordgloss: A Cultural Lexicon

by John Banville, Jim O'Donnell

ISBN 13: 9781843510734

Format: Paperback (336 pages)
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published: Oct 2005

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The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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ISBN 13: 9780198608936

Format: Paperback (582 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 05 Aug 2004
Other Format: Hardcover

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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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Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life

by Mark Walker

ISBN 13: 9780752442846

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 05 Dec 2007
Other Format: Paperback

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Names and History: People, Places and Things

by George Redmonds

ISBN 13: 9781852854263

Format: Hardcover (1 pages)
Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
Published: 01 Aug 2004
Other Format: Illustrated

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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

by Bill Beavis, Richard G. McClosky

ISBN 13: 9780229117055

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Hodder Headline Australia
Published: Oct 1983

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The Story of English

by Robert McCrum,William Cran,Robert MacNeil

ISBN 13: 9780670804672

Format: Hardcover (384 pages)
Publisher: Viking
Published: Sep 1986
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings

by Charles Earle Funk

ISBN 13: 9780060513313

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: Nov 2002

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Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780304344222

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
Published: 18 Aug 1994

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Animalogies: "A Fine Kettle of Fish" and 150 Other Animal Expressions

by Michael Macrone

ISBN 13: 9780385475877

Format: Hardcover (150 pages)
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: Oct 1995

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