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Unusual U.K. Place names 1. – Sixpenny Handley

Note: I thought it might be a good idea to change the pace and topic for a while. So, instead of obscure words, I thought I would add places with unusual names. In haiku form of course. For those with Google Earth happy wandering.

SIXPENNY HANDLEY

Six Penny Handley

Village and former parish

East Dorset U.K.


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Obscure words explained 58. – metronome

METRONOME

Device with sound clicks

Audible beats per minute

help for musicians


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Obscure words explained 52. – # octothorpe

# OCTOTHORPE

the true name for # (hash)

a tag sign often called pound

great for Tic Tac Toe

Note: For British readers: Tic Tac Toe is the same as noughts and crosses


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Obscure words explainecd40. – Entablature

ENTABLATURE

unbroken lintel

on a classical building

resting on columns


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Obscure words explained 33. – wafture

WAFTURE

The act of waving

You see it in Royalty

Way to say bye bye


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obscure words explained 26. – erinaceous

ERINACEOUS

Resembles a hedgehog

porcupines for example

or small echidnas

 


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Obscure words explained 11. – Runcible

Invented by Lear

A  favourite nonsense word

Spoon-shaped three prong fork


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World on the move

Italy passed by

or was it just a cloudmass

shaped like heeled boot.


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Just pulling your leg

Toulon and Toulouse

cities like sailor’s trousers

with Bell bottoms too


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A Wee Don and Boris (An old Scottish farewell)

Doris and Donna

Sporting their bleached Wombat hairdo’s

ruling their Kingstons