Presents information on rats, with many stories of the depredations of these creatures, whose teeth grow continually, forcing them to gnaw. Only man has a wider range of habitat than the rat.
Traces the history of over nine thousand English words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, plant and animal names, place-names, phrases from literature, nicknames, historical expressions, and foreign-language expressions.
Traces the history of over nine thousand English words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, plant and animal names, place-names, phrases from literature, nicknames, historical expressions, and foreign-language expressions.
