Entry: cableyarrow (n.)
In context: "...the first person who tries to lay a saffron robe or tambourine on Lenz is going to be one very sorry cableyarrow indeed, is all."
Definition: I'm pretty happy I was able to find this one quickly. A Lenzism, intending caballero (n.): A (Spanish) gentleman
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 559
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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