March 30th: The outdated word for today is "eftest," meaning (perhaps) "quickest."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (Circa 1598.) Much Ado About Nothing, Act IV, Scene II.

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February 12th: The outdated word for today is "froward," meaning "willful."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (Approx. 1590.) The Taming of the Shrew. See Act V, Scene 2, line 131.

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July 25th: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "pajock," an insult meaning something like "pompous fool."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (Approximately 1599.) Hamlet, Act III, Scene II.

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May 2nd: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "bubukles," a Shakespearean neologism meaning "cysts" or "blisters."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (1599.) Henry V, Act III, Scene VI.

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April 3rd: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "scutcheon," the term for a family crest painted on a shield.

Source: Shakespeare, W. (1597.) Henry IV, Part 1, Act V, Scene I.

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March 18th: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "cock-a-hoop," an adjective meaning "in high spirits."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (1597.) Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene V.

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February 24th: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "enfeoff," a verb meaning "to make someone a vassal."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (1597.) Henry IV, Part 1 (see Act III, Scene II).

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February 21th: The outdated word for today is from Early Modern English. It's "welkin," a noun meaning "the sky" or "the upper air."

Source: Shakespeare, W. (1611.) The Tempest, Act I, Scene II.

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Greetings. Today's "Outdated Word Of The Day" is from Shakespeare: "armgaunt."

This is an adjective, but it's meaning is unclear. It may mean something like "having skinny limbs."

Source: "Antony and Cleopatra" (Act I, Scene V)

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