{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Johnson&#039;s Dictionary Online","provider_url":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/sjd-blog","title":"About Johnson\u2019s Dictionary - Johnson&#039;s Dictionary Online","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FkRFTTmIYQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/sjd-blog\/about-johnsons-dictionary\/\">About Johnson\u2019s Dictionary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/sjd-blog\/about-johnsons-dictionary\/embed\/#?secret=FkRFTTmIYQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;About Johnson\u2019s Dictionary&#8221; &#8212; Johnson&#039;s Dictionary Online\" data-secret=\"FkRFTTmIYQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/sjd-blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Jack Lynch Introduction to the Dictionary Much of what we think we know about Johnson\u2019s&nbsp;Dictionary&nbsp;is wrong. It\u2019s famous as \u201cthe first dictionary,\u201d but there had been dozens of English dictionaries before Johnson\u2019s. Some of the witty and satirical definitions and obscure words have become so famous that some people think the whole book is a collection of witticisms, like&#46;&#46;&#46;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/johnsonsdictionaryonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2021\/05\/jdict1.png"}