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ry commented on the word shinicle
Shinicle, a bonfire. A distant fire or light ; — a little shine. — {Jameson.)
from The Lost Beauties of the English Language, Charles Mackay, 1876
also mentioned in the Wikipedia article for moot-hill as, possibly, a signal to gather at such a place.
January 4, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word shinicle
How adorable! I'm afraid I already have too many words to be able to adopt it, though. (I think I'm the Wordnik equivalent of a cat lady.)
January 4, 2013
bilby commented on the word shinicle
Right. And over at Catnik they call you the crazy word lady. I see what's happening here and I'm calling it out.
January 5, 2013
marky commented on the word shinicle
hahahaha
January 5, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word shinicle
I suppose I shouldn't mention my collection of borscht recipes from Beetnik.
January 5, 2013