The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities

The ultimate gift for wordsmiths and lovers of language: a word for every day of the year Open the Cabinet to leap back in time, learn about linguistic trivia, follow a curious thread or wonder at the web of connections in the English language. 1 January quaaltagh(n.) the first person you meet on New Year's Day 1 April dorbellist(n.) a fool, a dull-witted dolt 12 May word-grubber(n.) someone ...