250214 Modern Day Muskings

By February 25, 2014 zBlog Archives

250214_LRToday’s word of the day was another obsolete one – muskings, meaning ‘Prob.: refuse swept up from a barn, etc., and used for feeding pigs’ (OED). There was a distinct lack of pigs-swill floating around Pimlico today and the only thing available for sweeping was the champagne cork and trimmings. A truly modern-day muskings.

Day #57 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.