Description
Have you ever lent a bedpresser (a heavy lazy fellow) a muckender (handkerchief)? Or felt your mind skimbleskamble (wander) in the company of an abecedarian (one who teaches the alphabet)? Within the 2,300 pages of Samuel Johnson's dictionary of 1755 are words which have long fallen out of use – and yet retain their capacity to engage, entertain and enlighten. From the hilarious to the arcane, Liz Drury has compiled the best words from Johnson's dictionary that have (justly or unjustly) been forgotten.
Details
  • Author: Drury, Liz
  • Publisher: British Library Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Date: 17/09/2026
  • ISBN: 9780712369169
  • B-Code: B087346
  • Illustrated: Mono illustrations
  • Dimensions: 198x129mm
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