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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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work something done, what one does; manufactured article (esp. with qualification, as
fire-,
frame-,
wax-). OE.
we(o)rc,
worc,
wurc = OS.
werk, OHG.
werah,
werc (Du., G.
werk), ON.
verk :- Gmc. *
werkam :- IE. *
werĝom, whence also Gr.
(F)érgon.
So
work vb. OE.
wyrċan (pt.
worhte, pp.
ġeworht; see
WROUGHT):- *
wurkj-; repr. directly by ME.
wirch(e),
wyrch(e), but infl. at an early date by the sb. and the various ON. vbs. (
virkja,
verk(j)a,
yrkja),
-k- prevailing in XV. For parallel forms cf. OS.
wirkian, OHG.
wirchen (G.
wirken), ON.
verkja,
virkja feel pain (cf.
Goth.
waurkjan). Comps.
workaday XII. (
werkedai), of uncert. formation
workday XV.
workhouse †workshop OE.; poor-law institution XVII.
workman OE.
weorcman(n).
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JOHNSON, SMOKY HILL BIG WINNERS IN CENTENNIAL MEET.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...help Mullen finish third with 253 points. Smoky Hill won its third straight league championship...Mustangs upset last year's state runner-up Smoky Hill, after Buffaloes' senior Jeff Parkinson...55) freestyle races. Team scores - Smoky Hill, 315, Cherry Creek 280, Mullen...
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PUBLIC RECORD SMOKY HILL TAKES TOP ACCOLADES AFTER WINNING STATE TITLE.(Rocky Preps)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/9/1999; ; 700+ words
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Great Smoky Mountains
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, part of the Appalachian Mountains that run along the...looks like rising smoke, characteristic of the region. The Great Smoky Mountains became a national park in 1934. BIBLIOGRAPHY Brown, Margaret...
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smoky
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...filled with or smelling of smoke: a smoky office. ∎ producing or obscured by a great deal of smoke: smoky factory chimneys. ∎ having the taste or aroma of smoked food: smoky bacon. ∎ like smoke...
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Smoky Mountains
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Smoky Mountains see Great Smoky Mountains .
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Smoky
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Smoky river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It was explored (1792) by Alexander Mackenzie.
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Smoky Hill River
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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