rusticle n. a stalactite-like underwater accretion formed by cascading rust on sunken iron ships. Editorial Note: Nearly all citations found are associated with the RMS Titanic. Etymological Note: rust + icicle (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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You know the expression fly in the ointment: It’s that glaring typo on an impressive resume or that first scratch on a brand-new car—the one little flaw that spoils it all. This phrase goes all the way back to the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes! And...
The phrase a fly in the ointment means “a small thing that ruins something larger.” The phrase goes all the way back to a passage in Ecclesiastes: “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor.” Here the word...