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Johnson’s dictionary seems subjective and not very reliable, as
he chose to exclude words that he did not like. Moreover,
Johnson’s definitions are sometimes more jokey than serious.
Sock: Something put between the foot and the shoe
Oat: A grain, which in England is generally given to
horses, but in Scotland supports the people
Dull: Not exhilarating, not delightful: as, ‘to make
dictionaries is dull work’
Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries; a harmless
drudge that busies himself in tracing the original, and
detailing the signification of words