{"product_id":"haggard-hawks-and-paltry-poltroons","title":"Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do the following ten words all have in common - haggard mews codger arouse musket poltroon gorge allure pounce and turn-tail? All fairly familiar and straightforward words after a little digging into their histories it turns out that all of them derive from falconry: the adjective haggard described an adult falcon captured from the wild; mews were the enclosures hawks were kept in whilst moulting; codger is thought to come from 'cadger' the member of a hunting party who carried the birds' perches and so on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essentially is what Ten Words is all about - the book collects together hundreds of the most intriguing surprising and little known histories and etymologies of a whole host of English words. From ancient place names to unusual languages and obscure professions to military slang this is a fascinating treasure trove of linguistic  facts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791375888563,"sku":"9781472108067","price":580.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478190339781472108067.jpg?v=1762856807","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/haggard-hawks-and-paltry-poltroons","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}