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An etymological cul-de-sac: the verbs flaunt and flout

An etymological cul-de-sac: the verbs flaunt and flout
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Prolegomena to the word hooker: the English verb filch

Three English words sound as rake: the garden instrument, the profligate, and a sailing term meaning “inclination from the perpendicular."

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