turpitude: n. 1. Base or shameful character; baseness, vileness; depravity, wickedness. b. with a and pl. An instance of this. c. Rendering the Latin turpitudo of the Vulgate: ‘nakedness’; ‘shame’. Obs. rare. 2. in lit. sense: Foulness, offensiveness, unsightliness. Obs. rare.
punnet: 1. Obs. rare. n. App.: a little pun. 2. n. A small light shallow container (originally made from strips or chips of wood) used esp. for strawberries, raspberries, mushrooms, and similar produce.
uxoriousness: n. The character or quality of being uxorious; doting or submissive fondness of one’s wife.
afeeble: v. To weaken, enfeeble. Obs.
affain: v. To feign to belong to (any one), to attribute ficticiously. Obs.
afel: n. Strength, physical force. Obs. [from the Old Norse]
afald: Obs. or dial. adj. 1. Single, singular, sole, only. Obs. 2. Simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest.
æstable: adj. ‘Belonging to summer.’ Obs.
gablock: Obs. exc. dial. n. [var. of gavelock.] 1. An artificial metallic spur for a fighting cock. Obs. 2. dial. An iron crowbar.
gadza: n. Obs. Some textile fabric.
gaig: v. Obs. [from local Scottish gaig (?) a cleft, chink (Jamaican English, which also gives geg n. and v. in the same senses.] trans. To chap, crack (earth). Only in pass.
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A Slowly Growing List of Things to Look Forward To When You Have a Child
- Every day is either Christmas or Halloween or Birthday or Easter
- Leave those cats alone! They're going to scratch you and it will hurt
- You cannot lie under circumstances, but nor can you tell the literal truth
- Geez that kid is sharp
- Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Huh? Daddy? Can I have cake?
- For the last time, stop asking me!
- Noticing the growth: taller and a bit heavier to carry
- Children's television shows
- Food. Wasted food
- Remembering that you once acted this way yourself
- Watching where the both of you are going
- The joy of hearing the word "fuck" being used experimentally, and justifying this experimentation by saying "Well they learn it eventually"
- TANTRUMS
- Sitting down together on the living room floor, a mess of blocks & cars & plush Care Bears strewn around you, discussing the complexities of each car's identity, its name, and why it is so humorous
- Having to take responsibility for someone else for a change
- More frustration than you're prepared for
- Wicked cackling
- Drawings of potato guys
- Learning about the world all over again
- Circular Logic
- Unexpected hugs and words put beautifully together out of context
- Waking up after 4 hours of sleep, and unexpectedly having to confront shit, in more than one place, including the carpet, a big toe, a butt, a bed, a toilet seat, and underpants
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