An edition of 2107 curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance (1993)

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An edition of 2107 curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance (1993)

2107 curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance

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Previously published in four separate volumes, this collection presents the history of over 2000 curious words, expressions, and sayings.

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Galahad Books
Pages
988

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Subjects

Terms and phrases Etymology English language Etymologie Phraseologie
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Table of Contents

A hog on ice
Thereby hangs a tale
Heavens to Betsy!
Horsefeathers.

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Terms and phrases.
Other Titles
Heavens to Betsy! & other curious sayings., Hog on ice and other curious expressions., Thereby hangs a tale., Horsefeathers & other curious words., Two thousand one hundred seven curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
422
Library of Congress
PE1574*, PE1574 .F86 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
988 p. :
Number of pages
988

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24199183M
Internet Archive
2107curiouswordo00funk
ISBN 10
0883658453
ISBN 13
9780883658451
LCCN
93078584
OCLC/WorldCat
29347172

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15131947W

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