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The Scorbutic Taxi Driver

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A blogger has posted a brief essay on the derivation and useage of the word “scorbutic.” He encountered it in Waugh’s 1927 story “A House of Gentlefolk” where the narrator expresses his disappointment at there being no car arranged to … Continue reading →

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