Statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved
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The Whetstone or, Spawn of puzzles . Being a froth collection of conumdrums. Fit for the use of the gay and polite.
Date: [1775?]- E-books
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Winter-evening entertainments; in two parts . Containing, I. Ten pleasant and delightful relations of many rare and notable accidents and occurences; with brief remarks upon every one. II. Fifty ingenious riddles, with their explanations, and useful observations and morals upon each. The whole enlivened with above threescore pictures, for the better illustration of every story and riddle. Excellently accommodated to the fancies of old or young, and exceeding useful to advance chearful society and conversation. By Robert Burton.
Nathaniel CrouchDate: 1737- E-books
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The riddle . Or, a paradoxical character of a hairy monster, often found under Holland.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: 1725?]- E-books
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The merry miscellany Being the second part of Daniel Gunston's jests, &c. or, a new collection of diverting jests, &c. OR, A New Collection Of Diverting Jests, Cornical Bulls, Smart Repartees, Quaint Saying, Queer Puns, merry adventures, in part I. whimsical epigrams, Strange Epitaphs, Funny Rebulses, Puzzling Conundrums, Humorous Riddles, comical questions. In part II. Many Originals, never printed before. The Whole being designed To banish Sorrow, chear the Heart, enliven the Countenance, quicken the Spirits, and procure Mirth and good Humour.
Gunston, DanielDate: 1780- E-books
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The merry miscellany Being the second part of Daniel Gunston's jests, &c. or, a new collection of diverting jests, &c. OR, A New Collection Of Diverting Jests, Cornical Bulls, Smart Repartees, Quaint Saying, Queer Puns, merry adventures, in part I. whimsical epigrams, Strange Epitaphs, Funny Rebulses, Puzzling Conundrums, Humorous Riddles, comical questions. In part II. Many Originals, never printed before. The Whole being designed To banish Sorrow, chear the Heart, enliven the Countenance, quicken the Spirits, and procure Mirth and good Humour.
Gunston, DanielDate: 1780