| 词汇 | adder |
| 词源 | adder; auger. Many English words have changed over the years because of lazy or quick pronunciation—depending on how you look at it. Adder, is an example. Adder was originally “nadder,” but starting in the 14th century its n began to become part of the article a, making an adder out of “a nadder.” Much the same happened to the tool, an auger, during the same time, the auger having originally been “a nauger.” |
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