Old Farmer’s Almanac Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Bloomer
From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who sought to introduce this style of dress. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Blighter
A persistently annoying person.

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Filibuster
A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Chockablock
Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Figurehead
The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Chowder
From the French chaudiere, a kettle, a pot. A dish made of fresh fish or
clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together.

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* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)

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Bosh
Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug.

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* Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)

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Boondoggle
Work of little or no value done merely to look busy.

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* Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)

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Keelhaul
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and
English navies.

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* Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)

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Doldrums
A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui,
or tedium.

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* Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)

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Buccaneer
The name was first given to the French settlers whose business was to hunt
wild cattle and swine. A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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* Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)