| achromat | An achromatic lens. Also achromat lens. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| Achumawi | A member of any of the nine bands of a North American Indian people living along the Pit… | 1874 | Go To Quotation |
| dance floor | A clear, usually uncarpeted area of floor in a dance hall, nightclub, etc., used for dancing. | 1874 | Go To Quotation |
| grunion | A small Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, which comes ashore to spawn. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| june | trans. To drive briskly. rare. | 1869 | Go To Quotation |
| mamacita | Among Spanish speakers in the Americas: a mother; an attractive woman. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| mathematicize | intr. = mathematize v. 1. rare. | 1875 | Go To Quotation |
| Matilija poppy | The poppy Romneya coulteri, a subshrub native to California and Mexico, also cultivated… | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| meadowless | Lacking meadows. | 1875 | Go To Quotation |
| menehune | In Hawaii: a member of a mythical race of small people supposed in ancient times to… | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| metreless | Without metre. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| middle of the road | A moderate or unadventurous policy or course of action; middle-of-the-road music. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Midwest | An area of the United States originally comprising central states west of the Ohio River… | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| misstruck | Struck poorly or incorrectly. Applied esp. to coins. | 1874 | Go To Quotation |
| monogamistic | Of or relating to monogamists or monogamy; favouring monogamy (monogamy n. 2). | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mossery | A place where mosses are grown. | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| Nisenan | A member of a North American Indian people living at the time of first European contact in northern California. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| non-restrictive | Not restrictive; (Grammar) relating to or designating a word, phrase, or clause not… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| observedly | Notably, observably. | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| off-trail | Off a trail or path; away from an established route. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| old-maiddom | = old-maidhood n. | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| Olympia | a dish of oysters served in a savoury sauce, originating in Olympia. | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| outpushing | That pushes or thrusts outwards. Also fig.: enterprising, ambitious. | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| outwash | The washing of material out of a soil or deposit by the action of water; spec. the… | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| Pacific-wards | Towards the Pacific Ocean or the countries of the Pacific; towards that part of North America which adjoins the Pacific Ocean. | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| petered | Exhausted, worn out. | 1869 | Go To Quotation |
| petering-out | A gradual diminishing or finishing. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| photo work | The illustrative or decorative photographic material in printed matter, as distinct from the text. Cf. artwork n. 2. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| pitch-off | An incline; a degree of inclination. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| playwrighting | The occupation or practice of a playwright; the writing of plays. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| poggy | A small arctic whale, now identified with the Greenland right whale or bowhead, Balaena mysticetus. | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| processer | = processor n. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| Quatorze Juillet | The anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, celebrated as a national holiday in France; Bastille Day. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| reconcentrado | During the final phase of the Cuban war of independence (1895 – 8): any of the… | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| rosette | trans. To cover or adorn with a rosette or rosettes (in various senses); to award or provide with a rosette. Freq. in pass. | 1875 | Go To Quotation |
| ruckus | An uproar, a disturbance; a row, a quarrel; (also) fuss, commotion. Cf. rookus n. ruction n. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| side meat | Salt pork or bacon, usu. cut from the side of the pig. | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| sull | intr. Of an animal, to balk; of a person, to become sullen or to sulk. | 1869 | Go To Quotation |
