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Posted By: Jackie Sort of in keeping... - 11/08/11 01:37 AM
...with this week's theme: words we almost never see any more.

I just solved a word puzzle to which the answer turned out to be "frocks", and it occurred to me that I don't recall seeing this word (or its singular) anywhere in years, except when I read something that was written decades ago.

What other maybe-making-an-exit words can you-all think of?
Posted By: LukeJavan8 Re: Sort of in keeping... - 11/08/11 02:12 AM
Religious clergy can be 'defrocked', but when are they
'frocked' and how does it occur?
Posted By: Candy Re: Sort of in keeping... - 11/08/11 12:24 PM
laugh @ that Luke.

As to frocks.....we still use that term in Oz.

Fillies, frocks, fascinators were seen frequently at the fashions on the field at Flemmington races recently.
Posted By: zmjezhd Re: Sort of in keeping... - 11/08/11 01:41 PM
frock

I have heard it or read it within the last couple of years. maybe I hang with an archaic crowd.
Posted By: LukeJavan8 Re: Sort of in keeping... - 11/08/11 02:48 PM
Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
Religious clergy can be 'defrocked', but when are they
'frocked' and how does it occur?


Perhaps that is why clergy persons are called
"Persons of the cloth", tho' I'll be 'frocked' if I ever
see anything resembling the cloth, whatever it may be.
Certainly not the black shirt and white insert thingie
substitute for a collar formerly (before, say, 25 years ago)
worn only by Roman and Anglican clergy, now everyone
including store-front churches.
So they can be defrocked, ok, but when are they 'frocked'
and what is the origin of the term?
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