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Sentence
He
found
the
blend
"tomax"
in
"a
collection
of
gratulatory
verses
presented
by
the
President
and
Fellows
of
Harvard
College
1
to
the
new
King,
George
III,"
dated
1761.
A
note
by
the
owner
of
the
volume
explains
the
word
as
a
combination
of
tomahawk
and
axe:
"It
is
a
portmanteau
word,
which
must
have
been
as
clear
to
the
average
reader
in
England
of
1761
—
as
clear
to
George
III
himself
-
as
brillig
and
slithy
would
have
been
to
us,
had
not
Humpty
Dumpty
kindly
explained
them."
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He found the blend tomax
in a collection of gratulatory verses presented by the President and Fellows of Harvard College 1 to the new King, George III,
dated 1761. A note by the owner of the volume explains the word as a combination of tomahawk and axe: It is a portmanteau word, which must have been as clear to the average reader in England of 1761 — as clear to George III himself - as brillig and slithy would have been to us, had not Humpty Dumpty kindly explained them.
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