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Foyle's Philavery

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A selection from Christopher Foyle's book, Foyle's Philavery: A Treasury of Unusual Words, which I was delighted to learn about here.
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wherrit   has been listed 3 times with 7 comments
wayzgoose   has been listed 6 times with 1 comment
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resipiscence   has been listed 12 times with 3 comments
rantipole   has been listed 4 times with 1 comment
quisquous   has been listed 6 times with 3 comments
plap   has been listed 2 times with 3 comments
perjink   has been listed 2 times with 2 comments
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9 months ago reesetee said:

I'm particularly fond of plap. :-)

9 months ago palooka said:

I agree with trivet! Rather than simply being big, incomprehensible words, these words are fun to say & contemplate.

9 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks, trivet! Need to get my hands on a copy of this book.

9 months ago trivet said:

These are lovely!

*favorited*

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