Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

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Howzabout:
http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198612582

A friend had the compact OED with magnifying lens, that set worked okay.

or:

http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/?view=usa&ci=0195222172

unfortunately for me, not available in a Mac version
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> It goes without saying that OED is the best companion when hunting down 
> obscure words in Pynchon but it is unlikely that I'll ever get the 20 volume 
> set. Hence my question: Does anyone here have the 2 volume SOED? Is it 
> enough for you when reading logomaniac authors, would you recommend it?
> 
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