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annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Chafé (pronunciation: sha-FEH) is small church village located near the Atlantic coast 7km south of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 59km north of Porto. The village's population was 2,490 in 2000. Chafe is a crater on Mars named after Chafe in Zamfara State, Nigeria (2004 population, 10,100, 11.95ºN, 6.92ºE). The crater was designated in 1988, is 4.8 kilometres in diameter and is located at 15.3ºN 257.7ºW, Amenthes Region, Quadrangle MC14. Chafing when used as a nautical term describes the process of wear on a line or sail caused by constant rubbing against a hard, usually metallic, surface.
Scythe | Define Scythe at Dictionary.com
one of the most important of all agricultural hand tools , consisting of a curved blade fitted at an angle to a long, curved handle and used for cutting grain. In modern scythes the handle has a projecting peg that is grasped by one hand, facilitating control of the swinging motion by which grass and grain are cut. The exact origin of the scythe is unknown, but it was little used in the ancient world. It came into wide use only with agricultural developments of the Carolingian era (8th century AD) in Europe, when the harvesting and storing of hay became important to support livestock through winters.
Niche | Define Niche at Dictionary.com
1611, "shallow recess in a wall," from Fr. niche "recess (for a dog), kennel," 14c., perhaps from It. nicchia "niche, nook," from nicchio "seashell," probably from L. mitulus "mussel," but the change of -m- to -n- is not explained. Another suggestion is that the word is from an O.Fr. noun derived from nichier "to nestle, nest, build a nest," via Gallo-Romance *nidicare from L. nidus "nest;" but that has difficulties, too. Figurative sense is first recorded 1725.Dysphemism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In language , dysphemism , a malphemism , b and cacophemism c refer to the usage of an intentionally harsh (rather than polite) word or expression; roughly the opposite of euphemism . [ 1 ] Referring to the paper version of an online magazine as the " dead tree edition " or conventional postal mail as " snail-mail " are examples of dysphemisms. [ edit ] Examples Many dysphemisms are pejoratives , e.g., referring to the police as the "pigs," or referring to homosexual men as "fags." Others are playful, e.g., referring to a cigarette as a "cancer stick" or "coffin nail." Referring to a person by an animal name, such as pig, cow, chicken, donkey, ass, or bitch, is almost always a dysphemism, and the last two terms are often considered profane .
A Flapper's Dictionary (1922)
This isn't the official Flapper's Dictionary, but a version recorded in 1922 by a young woman who would -- much later -- become my grandmother. A wearer of tight clothes, belted coat with spearlike lapels and one button, sausage trousers, low quick fitting collar, greenish pink shirt; and one of those jazzbo ties that gives you the giggles. Always ready to promise the last wrestle and never there when it comes around; The spendthrift who arrives after the ticket-takers have departed
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