Pronounced: sim-PAT-rik, adj
Notes: I don’t think I’ve ever heard this word
Yesterday’s word
The word kedge means “to move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the desired direction”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word was coined by Captain John Smith in his book A Sea Grammar. People who explore word origins are not sure where Captain Smith’s word came from. Many think it came from cadge (carrier; huckster), which came from the Middle English word cagen (to tie) – especially of hitching a horse.
