Disappearing words: wittol, drysalter, and alienism
Collins Dictionary experts have compiled a list of words which have fallen out of use by tracking how often they appear.
Other words on the list include 'wittol' - a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness, which has not been much used since the 1940s.
The terms 'drysalter', a dealer in certain chemical products and foods, and 'alienism', the study and treatment of mental illness, have also faded from use.
Some of the vanished words are old-fashioned modes of transport such as the 'cyclogiro', a type of aircraft propelled by rotating blades, and charabanc, a motor coach....