on (one’s) bicycle adj. in boxing, constantly moving around a ring (to avoid an opponent). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
on (one’s) bicycle adj. in boxing, constantly moving around a ring (to avoid an opponent). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
While compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, lexicographer James Murray exchanged hundreds of letters a week with authors, advisors, and volunteer researchers. A new collection online lets you eavesdrop on discussions about which words should be...
The adjective buccal refers to “pertaining to the cheek,” as in a buccal muscle of the face. The Latin word for “cheek” bucca also led to Latin buccula, “the cheek strap of a metal helmet,” then to a...