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Wurdz, Gideon, 1875-

"An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included]"



CAB Affair for a drive.
CABBY Driver for a fare.
CACHINNATION The hysterical "Ha-Ha." Syn. for Carrie Nation.
CADDIE A small boy, employed at a liberal stipend to lose balls
for others and find them for himself.
CAFE A place where the public pays the proprietor for the
privilege of tipping the waiters for something to eat.
CAJOLE v. t., From Grk. kalos, beautiful, and Eng. jolly, to jolly
beautifully.
CALCIUM An earthly light that brightens even the stars.
CANNIBAL A heathen hobo who never works, but lives on other
people.
CAPTIVATE From Lat. caput, head, and Eng. vacate, or empty,--to
empty the head. Note, Women who have captivated men.
CAPE A neck in the sea.
CAPER A foot in the air.
CARNEGIE-ITIS A mania for burning money. Contracted in a
Pennsylvania blast furnace, developed in a Scotch castle and now
epidemic in American public libraries.
CART v. t., To take off.
CARTOON The take-off.
CAULIFLOWER A Cabbage with a college education.
CAVALRY That arm of the military service that engages in the real
hoss-tilities.
CEMETERY The one place where princes and paupers, porters and
presidents are finally on the dead level.


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