For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.

DICTIONARY, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work.

Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.

Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, _Homo ventrambulans_.