| A | B |
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| To avoid trade or dealigns with as a protest | Boycott (Charles C. boycott, English land agent in Ireland who refused to reduce rents. |
| A stiff felt hat with a dome shaped crown and a narrow rolling brim. | Derby, after Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, founder of the Derby horse races. |
| A type of crane consisting of a boom connected to the base of an upright mast | Derrick, named after an English hangman who used a gallows that operated via cables and a pulley |
| Harsh or Severe | Draconian, after Draco statesman who codified the laws in Athens in 621 BCE |
| To draw an election district in such a way as to favor a political party | Gerrymander, After Elbrige Gerry governor of MA in the early 19th century. |
| A machine for beheading made popular during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution | Guillotine, Joseph Guillotin French physician who proposed it use in 1789 as more humane than hanging. |
| One who opposes new Technology | Luddite, Name for Ned Ludd leader of a group of textile workers in England who destroyed machinery in the early 1800s. |
| Excessively sentimental | Maudlin, Named after Mary Magdalene who is often depicted as weeping. |
| Timid unassertive person | Milquetoast, Named the comic strip character Casper Milquetoast |
| An overly optimistic person | Pollyanna, title character of a novel by Eleanor Porter |
| Group of bacteria that can cause infections, when contaminated food or wat is consumed | Salmonella, After Daniel Salmon, American veterinarian and public health official. |
| Two or more slices of bread with a filling in between | Sandwich, John Matague, 4th Earl of Sandwich who ate these while playing cards. |
| A projectile with lead balls, later pieces of a shell casings | Shrapnel, Henry Shrapnel British artillery officer who designed it. |
| An outline image | Silhouette, from Etienne de Silhouette a stingy French foreign minister. |
| An ice resurfacing machine | Zamboni, Inventor Frank Zamboni who owned an ice skating rink. |
| A knife at the end of a rifle | Bayonette, Named after the French city of Bayonne |
| A harsh peace treaty | Carthagian Peace, Named for Carthage which engaged ancient Rome in three conflicts known as the Punic Wars. After the third war the city was destroyed and the earth salted. |
| To hang a person without due process of law | Lynch, named after a harsh slave master in the American South. |
| A system for writing for the blind. | Braille, Louis Braille the French teacher who invented it. |
| A close-fitting garment for the torso worn by dancers, and acrobats | Leotard, Julius Leotard, 19th century aerial gymnast. |
| A type of internal combustion engeine or a vehicle driven by it | Diesel, Rudolf Diesel who built the first successful diesel engine. |
| Excessively patriotic | Chauvinist, Nicolas Chauvin a character in a 19th century pla6y who is devoted to Napoleon. |
| To delete written matter considered indelicate | Bowdlerize, Thomas Bowdler, English editor of an expurgated Shakespeare |
| Police Officers in Great Britain | Bobbies, named after Sir Robert Peel who organized the London police force in 1850. |
| Full, loose trousers that are gathered at the knee. | Bloomers, Amelia Bloomer American social reformer who advocated this type of clothing. |
| A vodka and tomato juice drink. | Bloody Mary, Mary I Queen of England notorious for persecuting Protestants. |
