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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A thousand years in the history of English by Linda and Roger Flavell (Kyle Cathie, 2001). Out of print; may be available from libraries or second-hand bookshops.
The coining of new words and phrases within the context of the events of the time. For the 17th century, the entries include: electricity, guy, racoon, bury the hatchet, every cloud has a silver lining, landscape, it's Greek to me, propaganda, pineapple, plunder, skate, refugee.

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