Welcome to another wild and woolly episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Don't let the January blahs get you down, keep your mind alert and active by learning new words. Here's the Word of the Week to get you going:
Darraign: [der-rain] to prepare someone to fight, to fit someone out for battle. Also, to decide something by combat (other than who's the best fighter). This word comes from an Old French word meaning 'to explain, defend'. -- "More Weird and Wonderful Words", Erin McKean, Ed., Oxford University Press, New York, 2003.
Example: The captain of the football team darraigned his teammates to face their cross-town rivals at the game on Sunday night.
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