Direct from the depths of the OUP Archive, a definition slip for the noun ‘tumbler’, used to compile the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
It reads: ‘1. One who performs feats of agility and strength, somersaults, leaps, and gymnastics; an acrobat.’
What better way for us to launch into Tumblr?
Image: Courtesy of the OUP Archives
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Oupsie Daisies, then! Tumble much we must.
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