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prad (prad) noun
Horse. [By metathesis from Dutch paard, horse.] "`Just send somebody out to relieve my mate, will you, young man?' said the officer; `he's in the gig, a-minding the prad. Have you got a coach 'us here, that you could put it up in, for five or ten minutes?'" Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838. This week's theme: words formed by metathesis or transposing letters. ............................................................................ There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. -Maya Angelou, poet (1928- ) What to give to those who have everything? Give the gift of words. Here is a gift that keeps on giving. To enter a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day, please visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html or ask them to subscribe themselves at http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/prad.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/prad.ram
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