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Slippery Words Quiz

Do you know these earlier meanings of words?

Many of the words we use have a meaning that is different from what it once was. Take the quiz below to see if you can guess the earliest meaning of some of the more slippery English words.

For more words that have changed their meanings, check out Words With Lost Meanings

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