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SWARD

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Wild Word Friday! SWARD is one of those words seldom heard in modern English. As a noun, it’s used to designate a grass-covered area or a field. As a verb it means to cover or become covered with grass. SWARD traces its roots to an Anglo-Saxon word, sweard, which means a skin or hide. In…

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Your Pet! OSCAR

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Beautiful Oscar! According to his mom, Lisa, “Oscar is a spoiled rotten Pomeranian.” We venture to add another word to that description, Lisa – Beautiful!  Four-year-old Oscar loves to dress up in fancy clothes and collars. He likes to play fetch, “all the time,” says Lisa. When he stands on his hind legs and waves his…

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SIMULACRUM

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Wild Word Friday! SIMULACRUM means a counterfeit image, a travesty or sham. The simula portion of SIMULACRUM has ancient roots in the Latin word simul, which means together with or likewise. Crum comes to us from the Anglo-Saxon, crump or crumb. Both versions of the word mean bent or crooked. (Did you know that in…

YOUR PET! Brock

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Bright Lights, Beautiful Dog – Brock Brock is a pit bull, but his owner Jeff says that he will make any close-minded person immediately change any pre-conceptions they might have about pit bulls. Brock is sweet, loving, happy and loves to run around and play. He’s great with kids, too. Join me in welcoming Brock…

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PITCH

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Wild Word Friday! PITCH is one of those words that takes up a third of a column in the dictionary because it has so many meanings. It also has two separate entries in the dictionary because there are two separate and unrelated origins for the word, each with its own group of meanings. Today I’m…

YOUR PET!/Frank

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FRANK, LOVIN’ YOU Today we welcome Frank to the YOUR PET! Family. You might guess that Frank loves to pose for pictures.  Frank was a rescue dog, and he is now very, very loved by his human Mom, Amy. Frank loves to go for long runs and is an energetic, happy and fun dog. One…

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