Lewis Carroll vocabulary

Lewis Carroll vocabulary includes the following:

The Walrus and the Carpenter

This is a famous, humorous poem by Lewis Carroll of less than a thousand words. Its vocabulary includes:

• billows - a wave or surge of water. Usage in the KJV Bible: "Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me". (Psalm 42:7)
• briny - relating to the sea or to salty water (usage: the "briny beach")

Words invented by Lewis Carroll

Words invented by Lewis Carroll include chortle, portmanteau, and jabberwocky.