Folk Etymologies

ARSENIC
BILLYCAN
BLUNDERBUSS
CARSTONE
CESSPOOL
CHICKLING
COLLYWOBBLES
COONCAN
COUNTERPANE
CRUCIBLE
CURTAIL
DEMIJOHN
EDDYROOT
ELECTUARY
EMBERGOOSE
HACKAMORE
KICKSHAW
MOHAIR
MOLLYHAWK
PENNYROYAL
SOCKEYE
WALLEYED

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D R O P B I L L Y C A N E C L
S C B I E M B E R G O O S E A
H O O N C N O L L G K D O W G
A U E L N A N L C O O N C A N
C N B L L H R Y L D W Y K H I
K T L M B Y O S R Y A Q E S L
A E U I O I W J T O H Y Y K K
M R N P A H C O I O Y A E C C
O P D A X T A U B M N A W I I
R A E J I Z R I R B E E L K H
E N R Q Z S J U R C L D M Y C
G E B Y R A U T C E L E V C L
V F U D E Y E L L A W E S N E
A R S E N I C E S S P O O L S
F Y S T O O R Y D D E N W O M
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Answer Key for Folk Etymologies

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2# C # # E M B E R G O O S E #
3H O O # C N O # # # # # O W G
4A U E L N A N L C O O N C A N
5C N B L L H R Y L # # # K H I
6K T L M B Y O S R Y # # E S L
7A E U I O I W J T O H # Y K K
8M R N # A H C O I O Y A E C C
9O P D # # T A U B M N A W I I
10R A E # # # R I R B E E L K H
11E N R # # # # U R C L D # # C
12# E B Y R A U T C E L E # # #
13# # U D E Y E L L A W # S # #
14A R S E N I C E S S P O O L #
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Word X Y Direction
ARSENIC  114e
BILLYCAN  51e
BLUNDERBUSS  35s
CARSTONE  53se
CESSPOOL  714e
CHICKLING  1511n
COLLYWOBBLES  88se
COONCAN  94e
COUNTERPANE  22s
CRUCIBLE  1011nw
CURTAIL  912nw
DEMIJOHN  1211nw
EDDYROOT  1115w
ELECTUARY  1212w
EMBERGOOSE  52e
HACKAMORE  13s
KICKSHAW  1410n
MOHAIR  46se
MOLLYHAWK  62se
PENNYROYAL  41se
SOCKEYE  132s
WALLEYED  1113w