Archive for the 'April 2010'

April 2010 Issue

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Pump (shoe)

Shoes for industry! Dear Word Detective: How...
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P.U.

Past its prime. Dear Word Detective: I was...
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Scrimshaw

A long time to be gone. Dear Word Detective: ...
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Hog on ice

Slip-sliding away. Read more
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