10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALLEMAROKING»
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mallemaroking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mallemaroking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Yet it has enjoyed some publicity in recent years, not least when an editor at The
Guardian in London noticed that in a later edition of the first dictionary to include
it, the definition of mallemaroking had been slightly changed to the carousing of ...
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The Bedside "Guardian".
The word is mallemaroking, and it means the carousing of seamen in icebound
ships. In the previous edition of Chambers the word had an even more restricted
definition. It meant the carousing of seamen in Greenland ships. Somewhere the
...
William Leslie Webb, 1975
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Foyle's further philavery: a cornucopia of lexical delights
a cornucopia of lexical delights Christopher Foyle. mallemaroking $»>This word
comes from Greek maieutikos, from maia meaning 'a good woman, a midwife'.
Socrates, whose mother was a midwife, referred to himself as 'a midwife to men's
...
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
Companion words include the archaic but still rollicking mallemaroking, the
carousing of seamen on board Greenlandic whaling ships. Carouse: A Slip of
Time CAROUSEL A merry-go-round; a revolving display case; a continuously
turning.
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Dactionary: The Dictionary with Attitude ... Or a ...
Mallemaroking - The carousing of seamen on board Greenland whaling ships.
No verbose sophisticated student of the English language could be without this
useful and exacting word – not just any seamen aboard any ships, but whalers in
...
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The Sailor's Word: A Complete Dictionary of Nautical Terms ...
MALLEMAROKING. The visiting and carousing of seamen in the Greenland ships
. MALLET. A wooden hammer, of which there are several sorts. A caulking mallet
is employed to drive the oakum into the seams of a ship. The head of this mallet ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2008
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A History of Austrian Literature 1918-2000
... they were willing to endure so much physical hardship out of loyalty to Emperor
Franz Joseph. Indeed, such is their sense of duty that they even indulge in some
muted mallemaroking to celebrate the Emperor's birthday. Polar exploration ...
Katrin Maria Kohl, Ritchie Robertson, 2006
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The Chambers Dictionary
See under malleate mallemaroking mati-ma-ro 'king. (naut, rare)n carousing of
seamen in icebound ships. [Obs Du mallemerok. a romping woman, from mal
foolish, and marnk, from Fr marotte a favoured object] mallemuck mati-muk, n the
...
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The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... wassail bout carousing 08 drinking, partying 11 celebrating, compotation,
merrymaking 13 mallemaroking carp 02 id 03 ide, koi, nag 04 yerk 05 gibel,
knock, pinch 06 go on at, twitch 07 censure, crucian, crusian, nitpick, quibble 08
complain, ...
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The Ultimate Writing Coach: Expert Information and Advice on ...
... liked the song,' lied Ironclaw, as he followed her into the cave. 'I've never heard
anyone rhyme mallemaroking before.' 'Know what it means?' 'Carousing on
icebound ships, obviously,' said.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALLEMAROKING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mallemaroking is used in the context of the following news items.
Three women, two sides, and a Rolex watch
Best of all, there was 'mallemaroking', which means "the carousing of seamen in ice-bound ships". It should be everyone's ambition to drop that ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
The Arctic This Week: 8 June 2013 – 14 June 2013
A lengthy post from mallemaroking.org attempts to demonstrate the importance of heat exchange between ice, water and air in the Arctic with ... «The Arctic Institute, Jun 13»
SHINDIG! returns to Nottingham
Angela France has also recently had a pamphlet published with Nine Arches Press – Lessons in Mallemaroking. Penelope Shuttle praised her ... «LeftLion, Sep 11»
Autopeotomy: there's madness in its meaning
My favourite for years was "mallemaroking", which an early edition defined as "the carousing of drunken seamen aboard ice-bound Greenland ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 09»
50 of your favourite words
Mallemaroking - the carousing of seamen in icebound ships. A wonderfully useful word! How many icebound ships do we all know? Sue H ... «BBC News, Oct 08»
