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What's in a Word?: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases

By Webb Garrison
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A compendium containing the origins and history of some of the most common words and phrases in the English language.

Once upon a time . . .



Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot—not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn't just a cute idea for schoolchildren, but an actual hat worn by scholars in the Middle Ages. Oh, and when you make no bones about something, you should consider yourself lucky you aren't choking on a chicken foot.



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