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“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline…” And Other Unexpected Etymologies
The world of books has played a notable role in the history of English vocabulary. Book itself is one of the oldest words in the language: boc in Old English (with the o pronounced as in go). It was a fruitful source of vocabulary in Anglo-Saxon times. We find such compounds as boc-cræftig meaning “book-crafty”—applied […]
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