San Antonio College Library

Lists the origins and sense developments of more than eleven thousand English words and idioms, in a resource that provides first recorded dates and boxed elements that define word relationships.

This is a collection of stories about where our words have come from and how their meanings have grown.

Contains over 30,000 entries with word derivations, spelling, pronunciation, and meanings. Also traces how the meanings have developed over time.

Describes the history of the origins of over 500 words and phrases used in the English language.

"Have you ever found yourself "in deep water" because you got tired of "bowing and scraping" or listening to "flimsy" excuses? Have you ever tried to keep a "touch-and-go" project "on an even keel" while your coworkers were deserting like "rats from a sinking ship"? Well, "press on," mate, because untold generations of sailors have been there "off and on" before you, and if you'll just "rummage around" in this book, you'll see that they invented the...