The meaning of the formidable-looking polysyllable, which Egyptian lips found easier than 'Joseph,' is uncertain.
"Expositions of Holy Scripture Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers"
Alexander Maclaren
He has slain the polysyllable, that huge and slimy centipede which has sprawled over all the valleys of England like the "loathly worm" who was slain by the ancient knight.
"George Bernard Shaw"
Gilbert K. Chesterton
The formidable polysyllable simply means, "Hatchets rattling inside the baskets of the carpenters."
"Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before"
George Turner