Publisher's Synopsis
Offers information about the odd origins of such diverse words and phrases as condom, sirloin, horse latitudes, harlot, and shyster.
Devious Derivations Popular Misconceptions, and More Than 1,000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases
1st Edition
Book (01 Jan 1994)
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9780517580660 |
| Publisher: | Crown Publishers |
| Imprint: | Crown Publishers |
| Pub date: | 01 Jan 1994 |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| DEWEY: | 422.03 |
| DEWEY edition: | 20 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 245 |
| Weight: | 513g |
| Height: | 235mm |
| Width: | 162mm |
| Spine width: | 30mm |
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