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*portmanteau - a large leather suitcase opening with two hinged compartments; also a word formed the same way: by merging two separate words | *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 | *crag - pronounced krăg, it is a neck or throat, or a steep rock projecting upward or sometimes outward | ||
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*clime - pronounced phonetically as klīm, it is short for climate | *clime - pronounced phonetically as klīm, it is short for climate | ||
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Revision as of 03:37, 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
- clime - pronounced phonetically as klīm, it is short for climate