REHEARSAL, REHEARSE, REHEARSED
ADJECTIVES
► ROTTEN IN ONE’S HEAD thoroughly prepared and rehearsed → 1640 obs.
NOUNS
► WOODSHEDDER a person who rehearses, esp. alone and rigorously → 1930 jazz musicians sl.
VERBS
► PRAC to practice; to rehearse → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► REHARSH to rehearse → 1932 Amer. dial.
► SCRIFT to rehearse from memory with fluency; to magnify in narration → 1819 Sc. obs.
► SHED to rehearse; to practice one’s part, role, etc.; esp. to do so alone and rigorously → 1936 Amer. jazz usage
► WOODSHED to rehearse; to practice one’s part, role, etc. esp. to do so alone and rigorously → 1936 jazz musicians sl.
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