This Day in History Entry #103
February 1st, 2011 by Wordsman
Finding definitions far too scant
They sought to dictionaries supplant
After twenty-six years
Hundreds of volunteers
They had gotten from “A” down to “Ant”
Event: Publication of the first fascicle of what would become the Oxford English Dictionary, covering words from A to Ant
Year: 1884
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February 1st, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Had to look up fascicle!