Tuesday, August 30, 2016

oneyer


(n.) a mere misprint for moneyer, found only in Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

A thoroughly doubtful word. As dubious as Gadshill, whose financial backers were beyond reproach. But maybe he’s a one-eyer. Burgomasters can be extremely short sighted, you know.

- Century Dictionary & Encyclopedia, 1911 ed.

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