"spizzerinctum" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: spizzerinctum

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Jove sits enthroned upon his brow, his head crammed with knowledge; he’ll graduate a few weeks hence from Spizzerinctum College.

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Chicago Daily Tribune

Date of Publication:
May 18, 1891

Page Number:
4

This cite belongs to a full entry for spizerinctum.

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