Bloomers, Biros and Wellington Boots: How the Names Became the Words

Bloomers, Biros and Wellington Boots

How the Names Became the Words

1996 • 223 pages

"A fascinating guide revealing the history behind eponyms - the people after whom a discovery, invention, place etc. is named or thought to be named - from Hoover to Sandwich and Wellington Boots to the Biro."--


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