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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

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Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

Author: Winfred Blevins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description

The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

Author: Winfred Blevins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756753047
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
This dictionary is a treasury of the American frontier west of the 100th Meridian, and contains 5,000 terms and expressions essential to an understanding of the real West which is more amazing, outlandish, romantic, extravagant and fascinating than the myth. Among the thousands of carefully researched definitions, the reader will find the meaning of Ôbuck nun' and to Ôride circle;' as well as American Indian words such as Ôsun dance', Ôkachina' and Ômedicine pipe'. This book is essential for anyone with an interest in the American West, in its history, facts and fables, idioms and mores.

Dictionary of the American West

Author: Win Blevins
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 0875654835
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. Want to know what a “breachy” cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it’s an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn’t supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know… Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don’t know your dingus from a dinner plate. Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From “Aarigaa!” to “zopilote,” the Dictionary of the American West is a “valuable book, a treasure for any literate American’s library.” (Tony Hillerman)

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms

Author: C. M. Schwarz (ed)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853263095
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
Has more than 600 phrases, sayings, and expressions and contains explanations.

Western Words: a Dictionary of the Old West

Author: Ramon Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781805902
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Western Words has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. "Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strength-unique, original, full-flavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language, molds it to suit his needs, and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He 'don't have to fish 'round for no decorated language to make his meanin' clear, ' and has little patience with the man who 'spouts words that run eight to the pound.' Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude, the nearness of the stars, the bigness of the country, and the far horizons-all of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces 'don't breed chatterboxes.' On his long and lonely rides, he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a man's mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse..." -from the author's Introduction

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary & Menu Terms

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Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840223002
Category : Cookery
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary & Menu Terms contains over 12,000 entries and should prove useful to budding chefs and gourmands, fascinating to browsers and crossword enthusiasts, and a handy companion for hungry travellers or those wishing to avoid the potential pitfalls of self-catering and ordering meals in restaurants in foreign lands. In short, this book is essential reading for those who want to know the difference between chiorro, chiozzo, choko and chorizo, or who cannot tell a kaboucha from a kabanosi. Rodney Dale has assembled and arranged a rich diet of terms used for ingredients and recipes which are encountered in cuisine world-wide. This pabular vocabulary will be eagerly embraced by all those interested in and engaged in food and its preparation from whatever culture and tradition they may come.