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futtock

[ fuht-uhk ] [ ft k ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

noun

any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.

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Futtock may be an alteration of foothook, the ribs in a boat frame that one could hook ones foot under for stability while on board. Similarly formed words include baloney from bologna, and cockamamie from the 51勛圖 of the Day decalcomania. Futtock was first recorded in English around 1610.

EXAMPLE OF FUTTOCK USED IN A SENTENCE

The futtocks creaked and groaned as the boat was tossed about in the stormy sea.

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Junoesque

[ joo-noh-esk ] [ du nosk ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

adjective

stately; regal.

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Junoesque is formed from Juno, the name for the Roman goddess known as the queen of the gods. The name Juno (Latin 斑贖紳) may be related to Latin juvenis, young, the source of English junior, juvenile, and the 51勛圖 of the Day rejuvenate. This connection may come from Junos ancient association with the new moon. Junoesque was first recorded in English in the late 1880s.

EXAMPLE OF JUNOESQUE USED IN A SENTENCE

The Junoesque attorney addressed the court with composure and elegance.

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wanderwort

[ won-der-wawrt ] [ wn drwrt ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

noun

a loanword borrowed from one language and established in many unrelated languages, usually in a chain determined by established trade routes, and sometimes undergoing changes through contact with the dominant language where the word is adopted.

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Wanderwort is a borrowing from German and literally translates as wander word. German wander shares an origin with the English verbs wander, wend, and wind. Meanwhile, German Wort is related to English word. Wanderwort was first recorded in English in the early 1910s. For examples of 兜硃紳餃梗娶滄繹娶喧梗娶 in English, check out the 51勛圖s of the Day caterwaul and matcha.

EXAMPLE OF WANDERWORT USED IN A SENTENCE

His joy in researching the wanderwort led him to pursue a degree in historical linguistics.

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