het·ero·nym
Noun: one of two
or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]
that differ in
pronunciation and meaning
(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)
First Known Use:
circa 1889
34: lather
The lather had so many
skills—
He solved the builder’s many ills.
The builder—in a lather, see—
Had promised a delivery
Of work that really wasn’t done.
The owner had a Gatling gun
And said, “You get it done, you creep!
Or off you go to endless sleep!”
The lather stepped into the
void—
And helped the builder to avoid
That Gatling sound that rattled so.
The owner smiled—his afterglow—
But grieved he couldn’t use his gun—
He always thought it was such fun.
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