Timeline for Is there a word for an object that is no longer kept for its original purpose but instead for sentimental value?
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| Aug 9, 2018 at 0:36 | comment | added | Alexander51413 | I acknowledge that mathom in an extremely uncommon word, but it does exist and looking at the other answers, I feel like the word emphasises the history of the object itself much more than the alternative words suggested. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 at 0:23 | vote | accept | Alexander51413 | ||
| Aug 7, 2018 at 22:40 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | While a lovely saunter down the garden path of etymology heaven, it nonetheless seems like the introduction of a new word. Which is not our task, even if it is so very fetch. I cannot possibly downvote, but cannot upvote either. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 21:20 | comment | added | Jamie Clinton | Both your references, LotR and Byte, have to define the word immediately after its use. That's not evidence of its usage, its evidence of its obscurity. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 19:12 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | @RobCrawford Correct. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 19:04 | comment | added | Rob Crawford | I bet the citation from Byte comes from one of Jerry Pournelle's columns. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 16:46 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Aug 7, 2018 at 11:56 | history | suggested | Theoriok | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 6, 2018 at 18:30 | comment | added | swbarnes2 | If we are citing fiction, in Herbert's "Dune" a "ghanima" is an item won in battle no longer use for it's orignal purpose. | |
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| Aug 6, 2018 at 11:10 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | "The Mathom-house" formerly known as "junk shop" but nowadays called a hoarder's home As much as I love hearing and learning new words and slang, I don't think this one actually nails it. The meaning appears to be closer to bric-à-brac, something of little monetary value but "pretty" or "once useful" See Wiktionary | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 9:09 | comment | added | Chris H | I like the way this word almost describes itself - it still exists more because of what it used to do than what it does now. It's linguistic bric-a-brac. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 3:37 | comment | added | 1006a | +1 This is the kind of word that could easily turn up on one of those "10 obscure words you can use right now" type lists that will then suddenly start popping up in cartoons and crossword puzzles and become a lot of folks' favorite new-old word (like aglet). | |
| Aug 5, 2018 at 22:19 | vote | accept | Alexander51413 | ||
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| Aug 5, 2018 at 21:58 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2018 at 21:49 | history | answered | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |