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3 meanings: 1. British → an archaic or dialect word for ant 2. Cornwall dialect a tourist or holiday-maker Robert. 1778–1803,.... Click for more definitions.
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3 senses: 1. British → an archaic or dialect word for ant 2....
- Emmetropia
The normal condition of perfect vision, in which parallel...
- Emmett
EMMETT definition: a male given name | Meaning,...
- Holiday-Maker
British a person who goes on holiday US and Canadian...
- Emmenthaler
EMMENTHALER definition: a Swiss cheese made from cow's milk...
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coster comes from Costard, a type of cooking apple, monger means trader or seller. a greengrocer, seller of fruit and vegetables. fishmonger, ironmonger and warmonger are among the surviving words ending in -monger. cove. unknown. a fellow or chap. Used in 1860s.
The Crossword Solver found 30 answers to "An archaic or dialect word for ant (5)", 5 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. Enter the length or pattern for better results. Click the answer to find similar crossword clues. A clue is required.
Read through this list of archaic words and pick a few to insert into your own lexicon. 1. Abaft —toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft. 2. Abroad —out of doors. 3. Accouchement —birthing. 4. Advertisement —a notice to readers in a book.
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It's a portmanteau of two words: pyss, meaning "urine" (and, yes, the forebear of modern piss ), and mire, ironically also meaning "ant". So an old word for "ant" comes from "piss ant", making the pyss part completely useless. The connection to urine was apparently because of the pee-like smell of anthills. Now, mire comes from Old Norse maurr ...
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