51吃瓜 of the Day
More about purloin
Purloin comes from Old French porloigner, 鈥渢o put off, remove.鈥� The por- element comes from Latin 辫谤艒, 鈥渇or, in favor of,鈥� while -loigner is聽ultimately from Latin longus, 鈥渓ong.鈥� Prolong comes from the same sources as purloin, making the two words doublets. Purloin was first recorded in English in the early 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF PURLOIN USED IN A SENTENCE
After halting a man on the street under the pretense of asking directions, the thief purloined the man鈥檚 watch.
quaere
verb
ask; inquire (an imperative used to introduce or suggest a question).
More about quaere
Quaere is the command form of the Latin verb quaerere, 鈥渢o seek, ask,鈥� and therefore demands of someone that they ask a question. In case you wish to demand of multiple people that ask questions, the second-person plural (鈥測ou all鈥�) of quaere is quaerite. Quaere is also the source of the English noun query. Quaere was first recorded in English circa 1530.
EXAMPLE OF QUAERE USED IN A SENTENCE
If you are confused about how to use apostrophes, quaere whether you have it right!
gallinipper
noun
any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito.
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More about gallinipper
Gallinipper is a term with an obscure history. The word previously appeared variously as gal-knipper and gurnipper, and the second half of gallinipper looks as it does because of the influence of nipper, 鈥渁 thing that bites.鈥� Gallinipper was first recorded in English around 1680.
EXAMPLE OF GALLINIPPER USED IN A SENTENCE
A few spritzes of bug spray repelled the swarm of gallinippers that was pursuing the sweaty hikers.
