Riddles like this one, in one wording or another, have been around for centuries, with each one hinting towards the same single-word answer. The wording here comes from an edition of a compendium of ...

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In 1904, the American author George Schorb published a lengthy collection of Riddles and Drawing-Room Magic, containing several hundred word games, parlor games, card tricks, and lateral thinking ...