TIL that arguably the first comprehensive English dictionary was written by one dude over the course of seven years and that was THE dictionary for 70+ years
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I get definitions of words wrong all the time. I'm curious how many of the words were wrongly defined by him during his time.
It is not so much that his definitions were wrong, but many were quite...eccentric.
EG: “Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”