June 11
Abscotchalater (n.) Someone hiding from the police.
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The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words | 
June 11
Abscotchalater (n.) Someone hiding from the police.
June 10
Sheep-biting (n.) Treacherous, underhand behavior.
June 9
Curfuggle (n.) A confused mess; disorder, disarray.
June 7
Wunderkammer (n.) A collection of oddities; a room set aside for just such a collection.
June 8
Boothale (v)-- To pillage or plunder.
Extra-foraneous (adj.) --Outdoor
June 4
Anaphora (n.) A figure of speech that repeats a sequence of words at the start of successive clauses.
June 3
Morganatic (adj.)-- Designating a marriage between two people of unequal social rank.
June 2
Vespering (adj.)-- Flying westwards, heading towards sunset.
May 29
Transnivean (adj.)- Located beyond the snows, beyond snow-capped mountains.
May 23
dimber-damber (n) The leader of a gang of criminals.
May 22
three-pipe(adj.)-- extremely complex, requiring much thought.
May 19
Spousebreach: (n) Adultery.
May 16
Premiation (n.)- A prize-giving, the act of bestowing a reward. To premiate, likewise, is to bestow or award a prize, while something that is premiable is deserving of just such a reward.
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