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OED #WordOfTheDay: lownly, adv. Scottish. So as to be sheltered or protected; cosily, snugly. View the entry: oxford.ly/43pmO29

OED #WordOfTheDay: gunzel, n. Australian slang. A tram or train enthusiast. View the entry: oxford.ly/4wUXUoW

OED #WordOfTheDay: rombowline, n. Rope or canvas which has become rotten; weak rope made from this. Also in extended use: anything worthless or inferior; rubbish, trash. View the entry: oxford.ly/3Rhi6AY

OED #WordOfTheDay: tittup, v. To walk or move with an up-and-down or jerky movement; to move in an exaggerated or affected manner. View the entry: oxford.ly/4djIJ0F

OED #WordOfTheDay: mahi, n. In Māori contexts: work, activity; occupation, employment. Also occasionally as a count noun: a job. View the entry: oxford.ly/43lGVOI

OED #WordOfTheDay: Populuxe, n. & adj. A style of architecture, home furnishings, and automobile design characterized by futuristic shapes and ornamentation and often incorporating chrome and synthetic materials... View the full entry: oxford.ly/4dhon8m

How do we figure out how to pronounce obscure words? Join Craig Leyland and Fiona McPherson to find out more about regional English and hear Dr Catherine Sangster talk about her work as head of the OED’s pronunciations team in ep 4 of #Lexipoddery: oxford.ly/4eVYbS0

OED #WordOfTheDay: duotang, n. Chiefly Canadian. A proprietary name for: a folder for notes, paperwork, etc., made from (often brightly-coloured) card and used to bind loose-leaf sheets together using embedded brass fasteners... View the full entry: oxford.ly/4eWerCn

OED #WordOfTheDay: morto, adj. Irish. Mortified, extremely embarrassed. View the entry: oxford.ly/4wtDrHm

OED #WordOfTheDay: discloister, v. To release or remove from a place of seclusion; to allow to leave. View the entry: oxford.ly/4nrDeR5

OED #WordOfTheDay: diaper, v. To decorate (a surface) with a repeating geometrical or (stylized) floral pattern. View the entry: oxford.ly/4dCejXr

OED #WordOfTheDay: bajillion, n. & adj. A very large (but indefinite) number or quantity (of something). View the entry: oxford.ly/42tljQg

OED #WordOfTheDay: mauley, n. slang. A hand, a fist. View the entry: oxford.ly/4wuRVHg

OED #WordOfTheDay: Susie Q, n. Originally in African American usage. A dance step involving alternating cross steps and side steps with a twisting action, originally performed in the Lindy Hop and later also in salsa and other dances. View the entry: oxford.ly/4tznvkn

OED #WordOfTheDay: nice-gabbit, adj. Scottish. Fussy about food. View the entry: oxford.ly/431TC13

OED #WordOfTheDay: bombilate, v. To hum or buzz; to make a low buzzing or droning sound; to move with or as if with such a sound. View the entry: oxford.ly/4exTD46

OED #WordOfTheDay: paysage, n. Countryside, esp. as a subject for contemplation or description; a particular landscape. View the entry: oxford.ly/4esWr2e

OED #WordOfTheDay: likeful, adj. Pleasing, agreeable, delightful. View the entry: oxford.ly/4tOxbbs

OED #WordOfTheDay: hoaching, adj. Scottish. Swarming, thronging, crowded; (figurative) turbulent. View the entry: oxford.ly/4upHDWM

OED #WordOfTheDay: hipposandal, n. A removable shoe or boot for a horse which is strapped, rather than nailed, to the hoof, esp. a shaped iron plate fitted over the bottom of a horse's hoof and held in place by leather straps. View the entry: oxford.ly/4n5pV8N