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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Seventeenth Edition
The diner's dictionary
The diner's dictionary

By John Ayto

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Seasoned generously with literary wit, The Diner's Dictionary is a veritable feast, tracing the origins and history of over 2,300 gastronomical words and phrases. John Ayto spreads across our table...

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A Gourmet's Guide: Food and Drink from A to Z
The Oxford dictionary of rhyming slang
An A-Z of food and drink
An A-Z of food and drink

By John Ayto

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Twentieth Century Words
Twentieth Century Words

By John Ayto

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The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang
Movers and Shakers: A chronology of words that shaped our age
The Oxford School A-Z of English

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