Comics – The Tory Party https://www.toryhoke.com Comics, essays, art, and heckling Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:16:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.3 75387560 ventriduct https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/ventriduct/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/ventriduct/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:00:07 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8350 v. to bring towards the belly (usually medical, meaning to bend a patient’s head forward) After abdominal surgery, one may find oneself unable to ventriduct one’s head.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/ventriduct/feed/ 2 8350 toison https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/toison/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/toison/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:00:24 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8348 n. lamb’s wool A poodle’s toison hair is not only soft but also hypoallergenic.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/toison/feed/ 0 8348 requiescat https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/requiescat/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/requiescat/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:00:04 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8343 n. prayer for the dead “Rest in Peace” is the English translation of requiēscat in pāce.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/requiescat/feed/ 0 8343 kimkhab https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/kimkhab/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/kimkhab/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:00:09 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8340 n. Indian silk brocade with gold and silver threads (also kincob) In addition to the gold jewelry, the bride’s resplendent gown of scarlet kimkhab must have weighed nearly twenty pounds.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/kimkhab/feed/ 0 8340 hypocorism https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/hypocorism/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/hypocorism/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:00:30 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8336 n. pet name; use of pet names In the multi-lingual crowd, the cuteness of the dog inspired diverse hypocorism of her name.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/hypocorism/feed/ 0 8336 pogonip https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pogonip/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pogonip/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:00:02 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8300 n. fog of ice particles (from the Shoshone word payinappih) A haze of pogonip is dramatic and beautiful so long as you have somewhere warm to view it.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pogonip/feed/ 0 8300 pip emma https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pip-emma/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pip-emma/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:00:33 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8297 adj. -adv. World War One signaller’s slang for post meridiem To sound dignified and old-timey, refer to the afternoon as “pip emma.”

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/pip-emma/feed/ 0 8297 malacophonous https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/malacophonous/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/malacophonous/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:00:32 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8294 adj. soft-voiced The heart of Airplane! is the gentle, malacophonous Julie Hagerty.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/malacophonous/feed/ 0 8294 dragonism https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/dragonism/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/dragonism/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:00:28 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8291 n. steady watchfulness Nothing brings out dragonism like a good hoard.

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/dragonism/feed/ 0 8291 colchicine https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/colchicine/ https://www.toryhoke.com/rarewords/colchicine/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:00:42 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?post_type=webcomic10&p=8288 n. meadow saffron; autumn crocus; extract of this plant used to treat gout I’m glad gout isn’t so much of a thing anymore, but even more glad there exists colchicine.

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