Aiton’s Encyclopedia
A Practical Reference Library in Five Volumes — keyed from the public-domain original

Headword Hangman

The encyclopedia is thinking of one of its headwords. Its own definition is your clue — with the word struck out, naturally. Eight wrong letters and the reading lamp goes out. You may use your keyboard.

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