A new dictionary of eponyms [electronic resource] / Morton S. Freeman.
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A new dictionary of eponyms [electronic resource] / Morton S. Freeman.
A new dictionary of eponyms [electronic resource] / Morton S. Freeman.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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1997.
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1 online resource (297 p.)
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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New York (State)
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1997.
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This dictionary features the entertaining histories behind hundreds of eponyms, such as bowdlerize (from the censorious Thomas Bowdler), bikini from the atoll, and the Salisbury steak, a dish of hamburger and brown gravy named after James H. Salisbury, an English physician who promoted a diet of ground beef. There are hundreds more - discover to wh...
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A new dictionary of eponyms [electronic resource] / Morton S. Freeman.
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Oxford paperback reference A new dictionary of eponyms
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-284).
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1-60256-018-8
1-280-44197-6
0-19-989111-7
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