W. C. Sellar (died 1951) and R. J. Yeatman were Britishhumourists who wrote for Punch, and are best known for their book1066 and All That (1930, ISBN ??), a tongue-in-cheek guide to "all the history you can remember".
... denotes a rich person--one who has much rice. Bahuvrihi compounds refer to a thing which is not specified in any of the parts of which the compound is formed. A block-head, ...