I was really hoping that the etymology of this word would be more interesting than the word's lack of mystery might suggest. Indeed. I think I knew, though, that toll roads predated automobiles by quite a long time.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Today's word
shunpike /SHUN-pyke/ - a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed and traffic of a superhighway
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