U.K.-published reference work (Abbr.)

• Brit. word reference
• Multivolume set, for short
• Book that tells you the meaning of "life": Abbr
• Ref. book that comes with a magnifying glass
• Time magazine's "scholarly Everest," for short
• Well-known dict.
• U.K. reference book
• Ref. that uses British headword spellings
• Brit. word authority

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
initialism (acronym) of Oxford English Dictionary , attested from 1898, according to the "Oxford English Dictionary."