Verbivore's Feast: A Banquet of Word and Phrase Origins

By Chrysti M. Smith, Chrysti, Chrysti the Wordsmith

Book Overview

What led to the expression let the cat out of the bag? Why do we call blondes towheads? For Pete's sake, what is a fangle? In this humorous and engaging collection of word origins and histories,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560372656
• ISBN13: 9781560372653
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Farcountry Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.3"