The idea is that this is a "phonetic" dictionary and so the definitions do not actually accord with the meaning of the words but with the sounds of those words.
So, take "antelope", definition "absconding insect". "Ant" - the little insect. "Elope" - to run away with one's lover. Similarly, with "badinage" - the phonetic meaning comes out as "bad in age" - memory, sex, teeth.
If you get the idea, you might like to try these below:
The first offerings were here.
The second offerings were here.
The third offerings are here:
20 Equilibrium...............Sedative for horses
21 Equivocal...................Duet
22 Farthing....................Distant object
24 Flatulent...................Borrowed apartment
25 Fodder.......................Male parent
26 Foolhardy..................Stan Laurel
27 Forensic.....................Migrants unwell
28 Foresight...................Saga
29 Forfeit........................Quadruped
30 Frigate!......................Angry exclamation
Can you state, in each case, why that particular phonetic meaning?
My heaven the Forsyte Saga! Another blast from the past. But it was in black and white as I recall. Or was it that we only had a black and white TV then? The original mini series and one of the greatest achievements in British TV.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it is on DVD anywhere. I must check.
Oh, I loved that version of the "Forsyte Saga." Like "frigate" best this time.
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