TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hendrickson,Robert
TI  - The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins
SN  - 0816048134
AV  - PE1689 .H47 2004
U1  - REF 422 21
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Facts On File
KW  - English language
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Terms and phrases
KW  - Inglés
KW  - Etimología
KW  - Diccionarios
KW  - Palabras y frases
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes index; Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the original edition -- Abbreviations for the most frequently cited authorities -- Entries A-Z -- Index
N2  - This alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and Origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, such as slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature. Also included is a selection of words and phrases that originated in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain. The third edition features approximately 3,500 new entries
ER  -