flibbertigibbet
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In King Lear, Shakespeare blamed rust's presence on a "foul fiend" named Flibbertigibbet.
From Time Magazine Archive
All these, voice and piano gave together: nobody who heard "Flibbertigibbet" ever forgot it.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
The girl behind Flibbertigibbet hissed in her ear: "Yer jest pizen mean; dirt ain't in it."
From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick
What, then, was her amazement to see Flibbertigibbet shuffle along deliberately a little sideways in order to strike the extended foot!
From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick
Flibbertigibbet nodded emphatically; the conversation was begun again and continued for half an hour.
From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick
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Charlotte's Web
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The Graveyard Book
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