Word origins

• horehoundAny member of species of the genus Marrubium of plants.
• bigamyThe state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
• daubExcrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
• OundleA market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).
• turbotAny member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
• dayspringThe beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
• trothAn oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
• millinerA person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.
• hoosehouse
• exonerateTo relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
• boxenMade of boxwood.
• spurnTo reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
• leisterA spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon.
• striplingA young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
• succourAid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
• footwayA passage reserved only for pedestrians.
• barbelA freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in the cyprinid family.
• verdureThe greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.
• swardEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
• spinneyA small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.
• prostrationThe act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
• wretchednessAn unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
• steadfastnessLoyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
• murkDark, murky.
• begrudgeTo grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
• coxswainIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
• balefulPortending evil; ominous.
• chaferOne who chafes.
• guttaA drop (of liquid, especially a medication).
• hillockA small hill.
• hollyhockAny of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.
• JairA male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
• crooningThe act of creating a croon.
• baleenkeratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
• MiddelburgA city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.
• wantonlyIn a wanton manner.
• footstepThe mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
• bristlyCovered with bristles.
• ferieA holiday.
• delfDiplôme d'étude de langue française, a French-language qualification.
• SwaffhamA market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8209).
• fullingBaptism.
• miscibleAble to be mixed together in all proportions.
• coifA hairdo.
• sequesterTo separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
• HindeAn English surname transferred from the nickname
• anechoicLacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
• foundlingAn abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
• sparlingA European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
• moochTo wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
• treadleA foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.
• donatorDonor, one who donates.
• SawbridgeworthA town and civil parish with a town council in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, which borders on Essex (OS grid ref TL4814).
• bellicoseWarlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile.
• muffleAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
• doutTo put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
• freckleA small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
• tansyA herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.
• gizzardA specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.
• scapularA short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
• fikeTo feign; dissemble; flatter.
• godsonA male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
• palingA pointed stick used to make a fence.
• solidusA Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
• clapboardA narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
• gannetAny of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
• foreseeingThe act by which something is foreseen; a prophetic vision.
• profundityThe state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.
• fishtailThe tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
• conjurationConjuring, legerdemain or magic.
• vairA type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
• bishopricA diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
• crumpleA crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
• CanuteA male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
• subjugateForced into submission; subjugated.
• titmouseAny small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
• swaddlingThe practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
• exultationThe act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
• fandA fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
• selfsameChiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.
• millwrightA craftsman who designs, erects, and builds mills and milling machinery.
• grovelTo be prone on the ground.
• soberlyIn a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
• brewhouseThe part of a brewery where the wort is made, as contrasted with the cellars and warehouses; a brewery (sometimes synonymous in cases involving a single building).
• StruttA surname.
• vespasianvespasienne
• herbageHerbs collectively.
• adduceTo bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
• suckleA teat.
• arkwrightA maker of cabinets or chests.
• taciturnSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
• balterTo tumble; dance clumsily.
• bristledHaving bristles
• unlearnTo discard the knowledge of.
• SarumSalisbury, England.
• sophywisdom, knowledge, learning
• devoirDuty, business; something that one must do.
• moultThe process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
• barmyContaining, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
• battlerOne who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.