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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An etymological treasure,
By Behind Camera "behindthecamera" (Elmira, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words (Paperback)
My grandfather's favourite word was "horsefeathers," so when I found this book on a library shelf in my junior high school in the 70's, I was shocked to discover that the original meaning of horsefeathers was not "balderdash" as I had assumed, but something quite different.An online argument about the etymology of the word led to my purchase of the book from amazon.com. I highly recommend it both as a source of interesting word origins and (as it was in my case), an argument-winner. It's a good buy. And I'm not full of horsefeathers when I say it. |
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Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words by Charles Earle Funk (Paperback - September 8, 1994)
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