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Evans, Eamon.
Lord Sandwich and the Pants Man /
Eamon Evans.
Lord Sandwich and the Pants Man :
discover the people and places hidden in everyday words.
Lord Sandwich and the Pants Man :
an eponyms and toponyms companion.
Richmond, Vic. :
Hardie Grant,
2012.
ix, 262 p. :
ill., ports. ;
14 cm.
Cover subtitle: "Discover the people and places hidden in everyday words".
"An eponyms and toponyms companion" -- t.p.
Includes index.
We all know that there was a ballerina named Pavlova and an earl named Sandwich, but there was also a Baron Lamington and a Queen Margarita, a Mr Booze and a Captain Fudge. Laszlo Biro invented the biro, Jules Leotard wore the first leotard, Charles Boycott endured the first boycott and Lord Cardigan loved a good cardigan.
20130410.
English language
Etymology.
Linguistics
Humor.
Australian wit and humor.
Toponymy.
Eponyms.
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