attercop
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a spider |
| 2. | an ill-natured person |
| [Old English attorcoppa, from ātor poison and possibly cop head] | |
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Word Origin & History
attercop
"spider," O.E. attorcoppa, lit. "poison-head," from ator "poison," from P.Gmc. *aitra- "poisonous ulcer" (cf. O.N. eitr, O.H.G. eitar "poison;" Ger. eiter "pus," O.H.G. eiz "abscess, boil") + copp "top, summit, round head," probably also "spider" (cf. cobweb and Du. spinne-cop "spider").
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Attercop
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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