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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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What is "taytottlers"?
Joseph Conrad, "The Nigger Of The "Narcissus: A Tale Of The Forecastle":
Donkin gulped greedily, glaring over the rim. Belfast made us laugh when with grimacing mouth he shouted:—“Pass it this way …
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What is dedjatch?
Reading Rimbaud's letters and biography, there's a sentence:
"I will feel that the Dedjatch has robbed me to the tune of 866"
I fail to find the meaning of the word in the dictionaries, help me understand …
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What is candlebox? No info in the dictionaries
Joseph Conrad, "Youth":
In two days it blew a gale. The Judea, hove to, wallowed on the Atlantic like an old candle-box.
It might appear to be a strange question, but see for yourself:
no resul …
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What is "plurisecular"? Can't find this word's meaning, only translations
Here's a quote from Robert Hurley's translation of Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality arguing for the historical importance of the anonymous author of My Secret Life:
...he was the most direct …
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