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I love discovering new words. I had to google "Spruiking." To speak in public (ˈspruːɪk ) verb. (intransitive) Australian archaic, slang. To speak in public (used esp of a showman or salesman)

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Cheers Johnny. I’m reading Moby Dick at the moment. There’s a new (nautical) word every sentence. Scuppers is my fave so far: a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.

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