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
54: refuse
“I refuse to pick up refuse!” cried
That spoiled child I heard.
And then I felt an awesome whoosh—
And saw a giant bird
That swept the little brat aloft.
The bird’s words as he flew?
“You don’t like picking up the trash?
I’ll make a meal of you!”
And so the brat who had refused
To do what he should do
Became a bird-meal—later on,
A kind of refuse too.
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