Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

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unusual U.K. Place names 6. – Wycke Champflower

WYCKE CHAMPFLOWER

Close to Cheddar Gorge

Home of famous cheese making

Authentic Cheddar


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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 explained51. – dabble

DABBLE

to splash or spatter

The moon over the water

dabbling the waves gold


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Obscure words explained 43. – caliginous

CALIGINOUS

Dim weather outside

It’s a dark and stormy night

porch light dispels gloom

 


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Obscure words explained 35. – gallimaufry

GALLIMAUFRY

A jumbled medley

It’s the way I cook breakfast

It always tastes good


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The Summer’s gone

Geese are overhead

Flying in “V” formation

South for the winter


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Obcure words explained 34. – aniline

ANILINE

A coal tar liquid

basis for synthetic dyes

gives us Indigo


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Obscure words explained 30. – recherché

RECHERCHÉ

Sought out with much care

like panning for specks of gold

or bargains at sales

 

 


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obscure words explained 29. – crummock

CRUMMOCK

A staff with crooked head

used walking in the countryside

Good to have at hand

 


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Obscure words explained27. – guddle

GUDDLE

Fishing lying down

searching under the stream’s rocks

catching fish with hands