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Draw, you rogue; for though it be night, the moon shines; I'll make a sop of the moon-shine of you; you whoreson, cullionly, barber-monger, draw.
- Shakespeare's King Lear.
From: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology
From: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology
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I love that word! I've just finished Bill Bryson's Shakespeare which talks about how Shakespeare was really great at making up words... and here's an example. Thanks!
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