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| − | '''Vocabulary in The Hunting of the Snark''', a classic [[poem]] by | + | '''Vocabulary in The Hunting of the Snark''', a classic [[poem]] by Lewis Carroll, for new readers include: |
| − | *snark - an imaginary animal | + | *snark - an imaginary animal invented for humor by the poet (and [[mathematician]]) Lewis Carroll |
| − | Bellman - someone who assists guests with luggage and doing small errands | + | *Bellman - someone who assists guests with luggage and doing small errands |
*Barrister - the name used in England for an attorney | *Barrister - the name used in England for an attorney | ||
*starboard - the right side of a ship when viewed forward from it | *starboard - the right side of a ship when viewed forward from it | ||
Revision as of 03:36, August 27, 2023
Vocabulary in The Hunting of the Snark, a classic poem by Lewis Carroll, for new readers include:
- snark - an imaginary animal invented for humor by the poet (and mathematician) Lewis Carroll
- Bellman - someone who assists guests with luggage and doing small errands
- Barrister - the name used in England for an attorney
- starboard - the right side of a ship when viewed forward from it
- larboard - the left side of a ship when viewed forward from it, better known as its port
- helmsman - pronounced ˈhelmz-mən, he is the person who directs a boat, using a handle or wheel
- bowsprit - a pole extending outward from the front of a boat
- portmanteau - a large leather suitcase opening with two hinged compartments; also a word formed the same way: by merging two separate words
- crag - pronounced krăg, it is a neck or throat, or a steep rock projecting upward or sometimes outward
The neck; the throa
- clime - pronounced phonetically as klīm, it is short for climate