"John Kahn's article, Lexicographic Quirks and Whimsy [XIX,2,10], which touched on the definitions of animals in early dictionaries, reminded me of one of my favorites, from Edward Phillips's New World of Words (1720):"
"Kahn's article, Lexicographic Quirks & Whimsy, touched on animal definitions in early dictionaries & reminded me of my favorite, from New World of Words (1720)"