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
23: digest
The news was awful to digest—
So many grizzlies in the West,
Those bears that have an appetite—
They smile at you—and then they bite.
The “smile,” of course, is not a smile—
Oh, no, not by a country mile:
It is a sort of blade display—
Those flashing teeth—they can fillet!
A Reader’s Digest sort of tale—
A man, a grizzly. Shouldn’t fail
To horrify those placid folk—
Who, camping, need to be more woke!
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