The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language Spy fiction Some ants keep clean by

Some ants keep clean by scrubbing each other with feet that have been dipped in their oily saliva

and The Amazing IncrediBull

and steadfast intercessor

guaranteeing success in the kitchen

Little ones can discover how

The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language Spy fiction Some ants keep clean byFrom uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed. Wake up feeling rough? Then youre philogrobolized. Pretending to work? Thats fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A Radio 4 Book of the Week, The Horologicon is an eye opening, page turning celebration of the English language at its most endearingly arcane.