Today’s underused words are :-
Bosk (n) A small wooded area.
Bombinating (v) Buzzing, humming.
Bifurcates(v) Divides into two branches.
Brannigan (n) A drinking spree.
Bill’s got a bosk at the bottom of his garden. It’s nice. A couple of beech trees and an oak or two. Bushes too.
A footpath runs into it. Midway it bifurcates. One way is a useful shortcut to the village pub, and the other leads to what he calls his honey factory. Five hives and a colony of bombinating bees!
When he goes collecting he looks like a creature from outer space with his protective gear covering him from head to foot!
He sells his honey in the pub. It’s delicious. Whenever he’s there enjoying a brannigan, he has a new bee joke. What do bees do when they get married? Have a honeymoon! Where do they go? Beejing or Stingapore!
So, what shall I have for breakfast today? Toast and honey of course!
Tomorrows words :-
Cockolorum (courtesy of Varad!), concinnity and cynosure
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Tell Bill he best beehave at his beehive or he might get a poke’r two. 🙂
Oh dear, I’ve started you off now!
I only knew bifurcate. Bees for B. Knew that too, lol.
It has a nice sound to it! Cheers, Denise.
An excellent tale! That reminds me, i have some honey for my tea, i’m off for a cup now.
Nothing quite like it, and did you know honey never goes off?
Great story. I know bifurcate.
Before researching my words I was unaware of it, It may come in useful again one day. Thanks, Sadje.
I came across it in my med school.
Bwa hahah BEEhave yourself- am enjoying your superb sense of humor especially with words! Cheers!
Haha! Don’t you start!!!
I can already see my vocabulary will improve by reading your A2Z, Keith. I like the idea of having beehives in the bosk.
Pleased to be of service Jade!
Ha! This was such fun. I like the word Bosk. Will use it one day. Thanks for the new words. 🙂
I like it too, and it’s one that’s easy to pronounce!
Interesting Keith. Latin and Germanic origins… and Celtic for Brannigans I imagine. In Spanish bosque for wood, forest. Bifurquer, common word in French when on the road following a map. The pleasure of learning languages. If you’re interested, give me a holler. Currently learning Japanese and Italian … gotta run, Italian zoom at 10am. Have an inspired A to Z , take care.
Susan, I’m impressed with your linguistic skills! I have trouble with English – I failed it in my final school exams!
Holler (v) First known use 1592. To cry out.
Hi Keith – great fun … and loved your use of bifurcate … but also the whole storyline … now I can imagine the little bosk! Take care – Hilary
Delighted to have amused you, Hilary!
I knew one of these – Bifurcates – because of science I think 😂 Not heard the others though. I think Bombinating is my favourite – what a great word. Also love the tale of bees – those jokes are just the kind of jokes I love 😂
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Delighted you enjoyed it Tasha, thank you.
Lucky Bill. He has a protective suit at the ready. He won’t be needing those masks that are in short supply.
“Honey factory’ made me grin 🙂
Cheers Keith.
He’s ideally equipped for these times, though he might appear a bit odd walking into a supermarket wearing all that clobber!! Thanks so much, Arti.
That was another fun one! I rather like the word bombinating, and right now I wouldn’t mind having a garden with a book(stuck in a apartment with a balcony garden).
Me too. I really miss having a garden, but my balcony does look quite pretty right now. Cheers.
Bombinating bees! Oh I love this word ;)) Cute story to use all of them! I knew Bosk and Bifurcates as they are very close to the French (bosquet and bifurquer)
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Another fun tale, Keith. I agree with Susan – Bosk does seem to have a latin origin. Remember the former manager of Real Madrid and Spain Vincent of the Forest (Vicente del Bosque)? 😀 Btw, I have been using the word bifurcate for a while now. Guess I’m antique as well.
I do indeed. I have a friend called David Wood – I’m going to call him David del Bosque from now on! How often do you bifurcate I wonder!!! Incidentally, I’m using your word cockalorum tomorrow!
Well, I do have two boys. So I end up bifurcating things often. 😂
Bee utifully narrated . I could do with a drink (not brannigan though) . The only Brannigan I wouldn’t mind would be a track from Laura Brannigan
Thanks for reminding me of her. I’m listening to her singing The Power of Love as I write this!
This was honeylicious!! )Loved it💐💐
The puns just keep coming! What have I started? !!
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Haha! That’s a BEE-autiful story. Loved how you worked all those words into the story. 🙂
…and another one! Seems bees make punny! Thanks so much, Shweta.
The pleasure is all mine. 🙂
This is such an adorable post!!
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Delighted you liked it! Thank you..
Busy Billy! But I wonder what would a pub do with honey from Billy? Do they make some alcohol from it as well?
Added few more words to my vocab. Knew only bifurcation.
Honey beer! Now that’s an idea. Thanks Anagha.
This is a great way of learning new words. Ikea is a challenge even for someone who is very smart so it must be worse for someone who only imagines himself to be smart
As an IKEA junkie myself I know exactly what you mean! Cheers Unishta.
Love the puns. I had honey on toast this morning. We’re rationing things in the house, and the kids got the Nutella.
Lucky kids! Thanks so much.
Couldn’t resist the temptation to visit you Keith. I enjoyed that – particularly concinnity.
Thanks so much!
Keith,
That little piece is adorable! I love the jokes, too. Mmm, now I want some honey and biscuit!! Maybe tomorrow for breakfast. 🙂
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So do I now you’ve mentioned it! Cheers Cathy.
A fun piece! 🙂 Although it gave me hives thinking about all the bees……
Very good! Cheers Sasha.