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Phrontistery
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: May 07, 2008 11:39AM

Welcome back from the Fiesta everybody!

I just stumbled over a free dictionary of rare, archaic and just plain goofy words at [phrontistery.info] and thought I would share it with you all.

Gadzooks! Welcome back to all ye viators!

Egon.



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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: wheelbent (---.range86-152.btcentralplus.com)
Date: May 08, 2008 12:45PM

Methinks that this is part of the Bookworld expanding into ours!

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: May 09, 2008 05:09AM

I have absorbed the word fabrefaction and will find it very useful!

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: OC Not (---.socal.res.rr.com)
Date: May 09, 2008 07:35AM

Aw, chwist, another bookmark...

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: May 09, 2008 08:59AM

Indeed! I have a special place in my heart for obrumpent. It just sounds so wonderful in the mind.



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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: Jazz_Sue (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: May 09, 2008 01:20PM

I like jobler - one who does small jobs.

The short ones are the best!

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: Jazz_Sue (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: May 09, 2008 01:22PM

EgonSpengler Wrote:
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> Indeed! I have a special place in my heart for
> obrumpent. It just sounds so wonderful in the
> mind.

I imagine something trumpet-shaped, but sounding like a tuba. Predominantly New Orleans orientated, I feel.

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (149.135.107.---)
Date: May 09, 2008 02:21PM

abacinate- to blind by putting red-hot copper basin near the eyes.

Just think, that happened often enough for there to be a special word for it...

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: annie (---.vic.bigpond.net.au)
Date: May 20, 2008 12:15PM

"The deeper meaning of Liff" by Dougkas Adams

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Re: Phrontistery
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: May 21, 2008 01:28PM

Corr, I could really use a prandicle, but I really don't feel like anything pullarian. What a hard choice!

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