Word-Built World: fleshment

Cover: Life magazine, Dec 15, 1967
The first human-to-human heart transplant happened on Dec 3, 1967

A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg

fleshment

PRONUNCIATION:

(FLESH-muhnt) 

MEANING:

noun: Excitement resulting from a first success at something.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English flǣsc (flesh). Earliest documented use: 1616.

NOTES:

The verb to flesh historically referred to the practice of rewarding hunting animals, such as a hound or a hawk, with flesh, thereby instilling a desire to hunt. This connection highlights the concept of initial, visceral excitement associated with both a successful hunt and a first achievement.

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