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The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words | 
...heavy or insatiable drinker (mid 1600s).
To mellificate, likewise, is to produce honey, while the production of honey or bees, or the act of beekeeping itself, is melliturgy.
...literally implies 'much in a small space.'
...alternating rows of six and five stars each--was chosen and remains in use nationwide to this day. He received a B- for his work.
...'straight' or 'true' is perfect diction or pronunciation.
...sixteenth century as these were qualities once associated with an excess of bodily blood.
...referring to the river dividing earth from the Underworld in Greek myth.
