Word of the Day: CARRIWITCHET


ETYMOLOGY
of unknown origin


EXAMPLE
“…That tells vs of Proiects beyond the Moone, of Golden Mines, of Deuices to make the Thames run on the North side of London (which may very easily be done, by remouing London to the Banke-side) of planting the Ile of Dogs with Whiblins, Corwhichets, Mushromes and Tobacco. Tut I like none of these, Let mee see, as I take it, it is an inuectiue against Coaches, or a proofe or tryall of the Antiquitie of Carts and Coaches…”

From: All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the Water-Poet 
By John Taylor, 1623
The VVorld runnes on VVheeles

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