'Noter crutch

The word crutch [no, not the word 'crutch'] I find most interesting apparently of little or no value to anybody anywhere except to a compatriot Doris in a nearby community out here in the Mojave

I wonder if I'd be viciously attacked for investigating the probability that one of some 100,000 potential a2k'ers might feel the same way as I


A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

trangam

PRONUNCIATION:
(TRANG-uhm)

MEANING:
noun: A trinket, puzzle, or odd gadget.

ETYMOLOGY:
Of obscure origin. Earliest documented use: 1658.

My BH [whom I'm sure you'd agree is much smarter than me] responds, 'training,' or "train 'em," suggesting that to use the gadget you might require some

Our most excellent household helper Chris comes up with 'Tran-gum,' meaning a candy which when chewed changes into a gum. What could be more odd, or puzzling