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. 🙂
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Oh dear, I’ve started you off now!
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I only knew bifurcate. Bees for B. Knew that too, lol.
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It has a nice sound to it! Cheers, Denise.
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An excellent tale! That reminds me, i have some honey for my tea, i’m off for a cup now.
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Nothing quite like it, and did you know honey never goes off?
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Great story. I know bifurcate.
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Before researching my words I was unaware of it, It may come in useful again one day. Thanks, Sadje.
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I came across it in my med school.
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Bwa hahah BEEhave yourself- am enjoying your superb sense of humor especially with words! Cheers!
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Haha! Don’t you start!!!
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I can already see my vocabulary will improve by reading your A2Z, Keith. I like the idea of having beehives in the bosk.
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Pleased to be of service Jade!
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Ha! This was such fun. I like the word Bosk. Will use it one day. Thanks for the new words. 🙂
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I like it too, and it’s one that’s easy to pronounce!
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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.
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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.
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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
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Delighted to have amused you, Hilary!
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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 😂
Tasha 💖
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Delighted you enjoyed it Tasha, thank you.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Me too. I really miss having a garden, but my balcony does look quite pretty right now. Cheers.
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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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That’s something I’ve learned today! Thanks so much.
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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.
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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!
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Well, I do have two boys. So I end up bifurcating things often. 😂
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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
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Thanks for reminding me of her. I’m listening to her singing The Power of Love as I write this!
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This was honeylicious!! )Loved it💐💐
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The puns just keep coming! What have I started? !!
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😁😁
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Haha! That’s a BEE-autiful story. Loved how you worked all those words into the story. 🙂
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…and another one! Seems bees make punny! Thanks so much, Shweta.
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The pleasure is all mine. 🙂
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This is such an adorable post!!
Happy Blogging 🙂
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Delighted you liked it! Thank you..
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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.
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Honey beer! Now that’s an idea. Thanks Anagha.
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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
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As an IKEA junkie myself I know exactly what you mean! Cheers Unishta.
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Love the puns. I had honey on toast this morning. We’re rationing things in the house, and the kids got the Nutella.
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Lucky kids! Thanks so much.
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Couldn’t resist the temptation to visit you Keith. I enjoyed that – particularly concinnity.
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Thanks so much!
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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.
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A fun piece! 🙂 Although it gave me hives thinking about all the bees……
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Very good! Cheers Sasha.
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