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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sandwich | two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
| hamburger | a patty of ground beef between two buns |
| mercury | a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element/ roman messenger god |
| tuxedo | semiformal evening dress for men |
| spoonerism | transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words |
| malapropism | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar |
| sequoia | either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet |
| boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| mackintosh | a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric |
| frankfurter | a seasoned reddish sausage, usually of beef or of beef and pork |
| pasteurize | to heat a liquid to a moderate temperature for a given period to time to kill bacteria |
| braille | a system of writing with raised dots for blind people |
| celsius | The metric unit of temperature measurement. |
| fahrenheit | The american measure of temperature. |
| odyssey | a long wandering and eventful journey |
| zepplin | German floating airships |
| origin of sandwich | the earl of sandwhich was in a hurry so he asked his chef to put a slice of meat between to slices of bread |
| origin of hamburger | originated in Hambur, Germany; not popular for a long time |
| origin of Mercury | dishonest roman messenger god; silver-white poisonous heavy metal |
| origin of tuxedo | originated in Tuxedo Park, NY |
| origin of Spoonerism | was used quite of ten by a man by the name of Spooner |
| origin of malapropism | originated by Mrs. Malaprop in the Comedy the RIVALS inhj 1775 |
| origin of sequoia | named by George Geuss in 1886 ? |
| origin of boycott | first named after Mr.Boycott a land lord who's rents were so high the people didn't pay them in 1897 |
| origin of mackintosh | invented by Scottish chemist Charles Mackintosh in mid 1800's |
| origin of Frankfurter | originating in frankfurt, Germany |
| origin of Pasteurize | process was invented by Frenchman Louis Pasteure |
| origin of Braille | Invented by Louis Braill in 1853 |
| origin of celsius | temp. scale originated by Anders Celsius in 1850 |
| origin of Fahrenheit | temp. scale originated by Daniel Fahrenheit in 1753 |
| origin of Odyssey | Homers epic poem of the same title |
| origin of Zepplin | invented by Count Ferdinand VonZepplin in 1900 |
| in which year was the RIVALS published in | 1775 |
| in which year was the Sequoia named | 1886? |
| in which year was the first boycott | 1897 |
| in what year was the Mackintosh invented | mis 1800's |
| when was braille invented | 1853 |
| when was the Celsius scale invented | 1850 |
| when was Fahrenheight scale invented | 1753 |
| what is the boiling point on Celsius scale | 100 |
| what is freezing point of Celsius scale | 0 |
| what is the boiling point on fahrenheight scale | 120 |
| what is freezing point onfahrenheight scale | 32 |
| when was the zepplin invented | 1900 |
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