"Gasconade"

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Members in the "Ask a Teacher" forum are told to read widely if they want a larger vocabulary.

While reading today, I came across a word for the first time in my life: gasconade.


James

P.S. If you already know it, I envy you.

If you do not, I shan't spoil the joy of consulting a dictionary. (Its etymology will give you a big laugh.)
 
I used to live on Gasconade street. (In St. Louis.)
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