The
FOOLISH
DICTIONARY

An exhausting work of reference
to un-certain English words, their
origin, meaning, legitimate
and illegitimate use,
confused by

A FEW PICTURES

By WALLACE GOLDSMITH

Executed by

GIDEON WURDZ

Master of Pholly, Doctor of Loquacious
Lunacy, Fellow of the Royal
Gibe Society, etc., etc.

Cover designed by E.B. BIRD

Library Card Details:

Description:  A humourours definition of words.  Also includes a definitions of the months of the year and holidays.

Classification:  Literature / Humour

Publication Date:  1904

Length: 

Illustrations:  black and white drawings

Book attributes:  Printable / No code required to open book

Book ID:  GC-TFD-Wurtz

Download Size:  2 MB

Sample Text from eBook:

ICE A substance frequently associated with a tumble in winter, a tumbler in summer, and a skate the year around.

ICEMAN A cool proposition who has Axe-cess to the best families, makes his Weigh in every home and can take his Pick in the kitchen, if he leaves his Chips in the street. "How'd You Like to be The Iceman?"

IDIOT From Eng. idea, and out. One who is just out of ideas.

IDLE Useless.

IDOLIZE To make useless.

IMPECUNIOUS To be in a state of poverty. From Eng. in, and Lat. pecco, to sin, poverty being the greatest of all sins.

IMPERIOUS From Eng. imp, devil and aerial, airy. Airy as the devil.

INCANDESCENT LIGHT

From Lat. incendo, to burn, and Eng. cent, meaning money. An invention for burning money.

INCOME The reliable offspring of a wise investment. From Lat. in and coma, meaning sleep. Money which works while you sleep.