A WORD IN THE HAND: HOODWINK
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A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
04 August 2022 - 21:13
Reader Rob van Hemert (thank you Rob) asked me to look into the origins of the word “hoodwink”, which sounds like it has all sorts of interesting etymological potential...
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