01795cam a2200385 a 4500 4864 4864 51848617 OCoLC 20181217123908.0 030303t20042004nyu d 001 0 eng 2003044948 0816048134 (acid-free paper) 0816059926 9780816048137 (acid-free paper) DLC eng DLC YDX XY4 BAKER BTCTA LVB YDXCP HEBIS BDX OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF I8M OCLCO UtOrBLW PE1689 .H47 2004 REF 422 21 H498F Hendrickson, Robert, 1933- The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson Third edition New York, NY : Facts On File, [2004] ©2004 ix, 822 pages ; 29 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the original edition -- Abbreviations for the most frequently cited authorities -- Entries A-Z -- Index This alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and Origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, such as slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature. Also included is a selection of words and phrases that originated in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain. The third edition features approximately 3,500 new entries English language Etymology Dictionaries English language Terms and phrases Inglés Etimología Diccionarios Inglés Palabras y frases Dictionaries. fast (OCoLC)fst01423826 ddc REF 0 0 ddc 0 1 REF HMC HMC REF 2018-12-17 2800.00 0 REF 422 H498F 005552 2018-12-17 00:00:00 2018-12-17 REF