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Horsefeathers: And More Than 600 Other Curious Words - and Their Origins
Horsefeathers And More Than 600 Other Curious Words and Their Origins Author:Charles Earle Funk, Charles Earle Funk Jr. The serious purpose of this book is, then, to supplement the dictionary, to fill gaps where filling seems to be warranted and to supply explanations for many of the curious words the significance of which is not evident from the parts that compose them. But as I do not think that a reference work need be a dry-as-dust compilation; it has been my... more » aim to provide a little fillip of entertainment.« less