The Henry Holt encyclopedia of word and phrase origins
By: Robert Hendrickson.
Edition: 1st Owl Book ed.
Publisher: Holt
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 581
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Terms and phrases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint. Originally published: The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins. New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, c1987.
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