Now, Dave was a cocky young shepherd,
who thought he would take on a leopard.
The cat was the winner,
the shepherd, soon dinner;
a fight he regretted, I jeopard.
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Author Notes
Today's word: jeopard (v.) to stake a bet; to wager.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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