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November 7, 2014
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anatine
anatine\ AN-uh-tahyn, -tin \ adjective
1. resembling a duck.
2. of or pertaining to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
I wasn't familiar with the word, but I know what it looks like.
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crapehanger
crapehanger\ KREYP-hang-er \ noun
1. a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist. Also, crepehanger.
Origin: Crapehanger is an Americanism with roots in the custom of hanging crepe paper as a sign of mourning. It came into popular usage in the 1920s.
New word to me, but I certainly know a lot of people who could be described with it...sometimes myself.
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