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levament
n. “the comfort which one hath of his wife”

(Henry Cockeram, The English Dictionarie, 1623)

May 29, 2010 | Language

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babery
n. finery to please a baby

scarebabe
n. a thing that frightens a baby

May 23, 2010May 22, 2010 | Language

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ignivomous
adj. vomiting fire

May 16, 2010April 28, 2013 | Language

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galericulate
adj. covered by a hat

See whelve.

May 11, 2010May 10, 2010 | Language

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nod-crafty
adj. nodding to give an air of wisdom

May 5, 2010 | Language

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smellfeast
n. “one who is quick at finding and frequenting good tables”; a parasite

April 28, 2010December 17, 2010 | Language

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happify
v. to make happy

April 21, 2010April 21, 2010 | Language

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procellous
adj. stormy

naufragous
adj. causing shipwreck

April 15, 2010August 31, 2010 | Language

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remugient
adj. bellowing again

April 8, 2010April 7, 2010 | Language

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vespertilionize
v. to turn into a bat

April 1, 2010March 31, 2010 | Language

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