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Find it under Research - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, right next to the old standby Oxford English Dictionary which gives more of the etymology and changes in a word's use over time. Library card required.
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My husband and I both responded the same way. Sweet! Online access to the OED is wonderful. Thank you DPL!
Oxford English Dictionary's word of the day earlier this week was:
niblick, n.
Golf. Chiefly hist.
An iron (formerly wooden) golf club, originally one with a relatively short face and subsequently applied to most lofted irons with a heavy head, used esp. for playing out of bunkers and rough ground. (Equivalent to a modern number 8 iron, 9 iron, or wedge.) See also MASHIE-NIBLICK n.
This is timely, since the British Open is happening now at St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland, notorious for its rough ground and bunkers. We'll probably see a lot of niblicks in play this weekend. Gotta love that OED!
Both Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and Oxford Dictionaries Online offer a word of the day by RSS feed or by email.
This is fantastic--I'm so excited to have online access to the OED. Thanks DPL!
My husband can't tear himself away.
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