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Skeat
[ skeet ]
noun
- Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
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Coined by philologist Walter William Skeat in 1886, ghost words are often the result of misreadings and typographical errors.
From Salon
At home, he adores his pet ferrets, said defender Paige Harrington and forward Devon Skeats, who share a house with Browne.
From New York Times
Prof Walter Skeat, 19th-Century father of English etymology, thought at times that the word for a "loop" in a rope came from Celtic, at others that it was Scandinavian.
From BBC
The 19th/early 20th Century philologist Walter William Skeat thought it might be of Scandinavian origin.
From BBC
For the relationship of Chaucer’s anecdote to those in Latin see Skeat, note in his edition, Lounsbury, Studies in Chaucer, 1892, ii.
From Project Gutenberg
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