{"product_id":"9781447282792","title":"The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eWherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Dictionary, \u003c\/i\u003elinguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older way of life, or simply have an irresistible phonetic appeal. Like a mirror image of \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Liff \u003c\/i\u003ethat just happens to be true, \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Dictionary \u003c\/i\u003eunearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003edabberlick\u003c\/b\u003e [\u003ci\u003enoun\u003c\/i\u003e, Scotland]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003efubsy\u003c\/b\u003e [\u003ci\u003eadjective, Lancashire\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlump, in a nice sort of way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003esquinch \u003c\/b\u003e[\u003ci\u003enoun, Devon\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128385913072,"sku":"9781447282792","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447282792_p0.jpg?v=1763829643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447282792","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}