Thereby hangs a tale : stories of curious word origins /

Tells the stories of words in our common speech that originated or acquired their meanings in unusual ways.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper and Row, [1985]
Edition:	1st Harper colophon ed.
Series:	Harper colophon books.
Subjects:	English language > Etymology. Anglais (Langue) > Étymologie. Etymologie Wörterbuch Englisch. English language > Etymology