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shamus commented on the word mustered
In Joyce's _Ulysses_, Bloom contemplates a ham and gorgonzola cheese sandwich and thinks "Ham and his descendants mustered and bred there. Potted meats. What is home without Plumtree's potted meat? Incomplete."
Mustard = mustered
November 5, 2009
shamus commented on the word weggebobbles
another word for vegetables = weggebobbles in Joyce's _Ulysses_, the 'Lestrygonian' episode.
November 4, 2009
shamus commented on the word complexe
made from frayed ropes, baggywrinkle is most often used on rigging such as stays and spreaders to prevent sails from chafing; may be seen on the bows of tugboats as gigantic fenders.
May 28, 2009