The Dictionary of Obscure, Curious, Humorous, Forgotten and Loved Words
Here's a word for each adjective in the title of the dictionary, respectively, as a teaser.
acephalous - (adj) lacking a distinct head. Although it was acephalous, the chicken survived for three weeks.
byrthynsak - (noun) steeling as much as one can carry. The byrthynsak of the McWander estate was an
incident recorded in all the local newspapers.
groak - (verb) to stare at someone who is eating in hopes of receiving food. The irresistible puppy groaked from under the
table.
hamadryad - (noun) a king cobra. Unbeknownst to the farmer, the hamadryad
slithered towards its victim
phrontistery - (noun) a thinking-place or an establishment for learning or studying. Many great scientists went to the phrontistery to think and cogitate.
I'll be adding a few more entries and then it will be ready to put on the blog. But even then I will continue to add to it!
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