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Ballyhoo, buckaroo, and spuds : ingenious tales of words and their origins by Quinion, Michael

Published 2004.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Remarkable words with astonishing origins by Train, John

Published c1980.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Dictionary of word origins by Ayto, John

Published 1991.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Dictionaries.…”
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Abracadabra to zombie : more than 300 wacky word origins by Wulffson, Don L.

Published c2003.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Dictionaries, Juvenile.…”
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In a word : 750 words and their fascinating stories and origins by Baker, Rosalie F.

Published 2003.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Juvenile nonfiction.…”
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Wordslut : a feminist guide to taking back the English language by Montell, Amanda

Published [2019]
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Horsefeathers and other curious words by Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957

Published 1986, c1958.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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The secret lives of words by West, Paul, 1930-

Published 2000.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Dictionaries.…”
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A hog on ice and other curious expressions by Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957

Published 1985, c1948.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Red herrings and white elephants : the origins of the phrases we use everyday by Jack, Albert

Published [2005?].
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Who put the butter in butterfly? by Feldman, David, 1950-

Published c1989.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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The Jonathan David dictionary of first names by Kolatch, Alfred J., 1916-

Published c1980.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Names.…”
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Slangalicious : where we got that crazy lingo by O'Reilly, Gillian

Published c2004.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Juvenile nonfiction.…”
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The hidden history of coined words by Keyes, Ralph

Published [2021]
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Enough is enuf : a (brief) history of the Simplified Spelling Movement and our 500-year quest to make English easier to spell by Henry, Gabe

Published 2025.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Talk about English : how words travel and change by Klausner, Janet

Published c1990.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Juvenile nonfiction.…”
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The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary by Winchester, Simon

Published 2009.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Words to eat by : five foods and the culinary history of the English language by Lipkowitz, Ina

Published 2011.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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The story of English in 100 words by Crystal, David, 1941-

Published 2012.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology.…”
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Star sailor : the story of words by Cassidy, Sara

Published 2025.
Subjects: “…English language Etymology Juvenile nonfiction.…”
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