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Subject: [ABOUT WORDS] Some new "old" words
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 11:27:31 EDT

Oldies but Goodies--
Fred
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Hoddypeak, n. Simpleton, blockhead (1505)

belliebones, n. lovely lady, a pretty lass (from French belle et bonne.

kell, n. a women's headress

givel, v. to heap up

Bellytimber

Glop the bellytimber, givel the plate,
Let athe reelpot pass the jubbe.
Let vasquines paggle and contours dumple,
Tis not melpomenish, nor worth the
whoopubb.


A lennow porknell might be eyndill
Of fairheaded younghedes who keak
at his paunch,
But though I fellowfeel with his nithe,
I'd rather tipsycakes than earthapples
for lunch.

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