Word Torture

Authors

Ralph G. Beaman

Abstract

Readers of Word Ways know that a Beheadment is the removal of the first letter of a word to generate a new word: SWORDMANSHIP - S = WORDMANSHIP. Similarly, a Curtailment is the removal of the last letter: GAMINESS - S = GAMINES (defined in Webster's Third as "tomboys").

Recommended Citation

Beaman, Ralph G. (1974) "Word Torture," Word Ways: Vol. 7 : Iss. 3 , Article 14.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol7/iss3/14