PLEONASM

n : An army of words escorting a corporal of thought. PLOW, n. An implement that cries aloud for hands accustomed to the pen. PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. ’To effect a change of ownership with the candid concomitance of a bra band. To wrest the wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanished opportunity. PocKET, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience. In woman this organ is lacking; so she acts without motive, and her conscience, denied burial, remains ever alive, confe ing the sins of others. POETRY, n. A form of expre ion peculiar to the Land beyond the Magazines. POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown. POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation. 262