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Word of the Week

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syndactyl
Having two or more at least partially fused digits. (American Heritage Dictionary)
slubberdegullion
A slobbering or dirty, wretched person; a worthless sloven. (Oxford English Dictionary) [This is my favorite.]
mungo
Reclaimed wool, used for cheap cloth. (American Heritage Dictionary.)
balmacaan
A loose, full overcoat with raglan sleeves, originally made of rough, woolen cloth. (American Heritage Dictionary)
foofaraw
1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation.
2. A commotion or disturbance over a trifling matter; a fuss. (American Heritage Dictionary)
warple
1. To entangle, to intertwine.
2. To move sinuously, also to walk unsteadily.
3. To twist or wind. (Oxford English dictionary)
skinker
One who draws, serves, or pours out liquor; a tapster. (OED)
quitclaim
The transfer of a title, right, or claim to another. (AHD)
niblick
An iron-headed golf club with the face slanted at a greater angle than any other club except a wedge; a nine-iron. (AHD)
taxwax
The tendon of the neck (OED)
cagmag
A tough old goose; tough meat. (OED)
putsch
A sudden overthrow of government (a coup). (Merriam-Webster)
agouti
1. Any of a genus (Dasprocta) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit.

2. A grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands.(M-W)

rhabdomancy
Divination by rods or wands (M-W)
azygous
Not being one of a pair (M-W)
embrequist
A vanity license plate whose meaning is unfathomable (Me) The original embrequist said EMBRQST1. No one can figure out what this means. other examples have been seen; one is 4PRIT4.
otorhinolaryngologist
A doctor who specializes in the ear, nose, and throat (An otolaryngologist or E-N-T) (M-W)
myxomatosis
A condition caused by the presence of myxomas in the body; specifically, a severe virus disease of rabbits that is caused by a poxvirus transmitted by mosquitos and that has been used in bunny-control in overpopulated areas. Poor bunnies!(M-W)
gobbertooth
A projecting front tooth (OED)
dinkerup
Two hills in a row, with a valley in between. Especially if a road lies on them. (Me)
pharyngeal
Having to do with the pharynx (the space behind the mouth into which the nostrils, esophagus, and trachea open. (M-W)
zzxjoanw
A Maori (a New Zealand tribe) drum. (Superior Person's Book of Words)
oligophagous
Eating only a few kinds of food (M-W)
oyez
An imperative call by a public crier or court official, usually said 3 times, to command silence and attention when a decision, proclamation, etc. is made. (OED)
chernozem
One of a group of dark-colored zonal dirts with a rich humus horizon (whatever that means), like in Iowa or wherever, of a temperate or cool climate.(M-W)
indubitably
Unquestionably, too obviously to doubt.(M-W)
onomatopoeia
A word that imitates its meaning; like "woof" or "cock-a-doodle-doo" or "meow."
froward
Obstinate; stubbornly disagreeable and contrary (AHD).
incunabulum
A book printed from movable type before 1501. An artifact of an early period (AHD).
flibbertigibbet
A silly, flighty person (M-W).
A raglan sleeve is one that is slanted and extends to the neckline.

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