{"product_id":"haggard-hawks-and-paltry-poltroons-isbn-9781472108067","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Constable \u0026 Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894860804325,"sku":"NP9781472108067","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_1802e559-6c36-4732-b049-7cffc0f4e1e9.jpg?v=1773102507","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/haggard-hawks-and-paltry-poltroons-isbn-9781472108067","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}