I certainly wrote one on wayzgoose, which is again inquired about this week (8th S. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 1] Reference
"Bedford," but lately discontinued; and there is the Annual Dinner to the printers and the rest given by the firm -- the first of which, under the name of "wayzgoose," took place at the "Highbury Barn Tavern.". From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Or, even better, perhaps you already know the etymology of wayzgoose. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 4] Reference
Carriages were chartered, an enormous quantity of eatables and drinkables provided, and away we went, a regular wayzgoose or bean-feast party. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales] Reference
Everything related to the old-fashioned letter press seemed on the up-and-up except that no one knew the origins of wayzgoose, neither members of the APA nor the dictionaries available to me. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 4] Reference
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