Where did Webster look up the definitions when he wrote the dictionary?

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Where did Webster look up the definitions when he wrote the dictionary?

2007-07-10 15:31:44 · 2 answers · asked by Tripping Billies 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys

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Plagiarism. He got the whole thing, from the SCRABBLE dictionary.

2007-07-10 15:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I always wonder about stuff like that. I'm sure there are plenty of factual mistakes and maybe even a few misspellings in there. And how the hell did someone make the first tape measure, ruler, or measuring device if nothing else existed yet?

2007-07-10 15:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by HobbesMom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋