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Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia
Book Details
Author(s)Charles Hodgson
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
ISBN / ASIN0312371217
ISBN-139780312371210
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,758,651
CategoryLanguage Arts & Disciplines
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
From head to toe to breast to behind, Charles Hodgson's Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully intoxicating tour of the words we use to describe our bodies. Did you know:
-eye is one of the oldest written words in the English language?
-callipygian means "having beautiful buttocks"?
-gam, a slang word for "leg," comes from the French word jambe?
A treat for anyone who gets a kick out of words, Carnal Knowledge is also the perfect gift for anyone interested in the human body and the many (many, many) ways it's been described.











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