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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Selections From the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language
By Johnson, Samuel & Lynch, Jack
- ISBN
- 978-1-92915-410-4
- Publisher
- Levenger Press
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 15, 2003
Here is a real treat for word lovers: 3,100 selections from Dr. Johnson's historic dictionary, with definitions, etymologies and usage illustrations. To buss is charmingly defined as"To kiss; to salute with the lips." And laced mutton, readers learn, is"an old word for a whore." The excerpts from the dictionary itself a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
