I ain't no stinkin' polly-in-the-cottage
In this house it are me wot wears the pants
I don't do women's stuff
I'm big and bold and tuff
I don't cook, and I never learned to dance
I start each sentence uttered with an "I"
I am the rightful master of my ship
I think I've gotta go
I hear her down below
If she reads this, she's likely gonna flip!
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Author Notes
Today's word: polly-in-the-cottage (n.) a man who helps with housework.
I couldn't find this word anywhere online; nevertheless, it's in the book, so here we go...
Pssstttt... for those who might be wundering, I really can spel ;-)
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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