Press Association “Dictionary compilers create endangered words list” http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/21/endangered-words-collins-dictionary
出版社Collins*1の辞書編纂者たちが〈英語における死語〉リストを作ったという話。
aerodrome(airfield/airport)
alienism(“the study and treatment of mental illness”)
charabanc（大型遊覧バス）
cyclogiro(“a type of aircraft propelled by rotating blades”)
drysalter(“a dealer in certain chemical products and foods”)
stauroscope(“an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light”)
succedaneum(“something used as a substitute”)
supererogate(“to do or perform more than is required”)
wittol(“a man who tolerates his wife's infidelity”)
woolfell(“the skin of a sheep or similar animal with the fleece still attached”)
