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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: fun facts about luke... #19006 02/16/2001 12:24 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass ...from the OED 1. [adj] obs. exc. dial. lukewarm all the citations are from the 13th through 15th c's; with one exception (which leads to the dialectal tag I guess) 1837 Dickens Pickw. xxxiii, Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke. "Notwithstanding the resemblance in form and meaning, it seems impossible to connect the word etymologically with mod.Du. leuk (lukewarm)" 2. [n] 19th c. slang nothing Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Luke & Co. belligerentyouth 02/15/2001 2:09 PM Re: Luke & Co. Sparteye 02/15/2001 6:15 PM Re: Luke & Co. Jackie 02/15/2001 6:16 PM Re: Luke & Co. tsuwm 02/15/2001 7:42 PM Re: Luke & Co. wwh 02/16/2001 12:07 AM Re: fun facts about luke... tsuwm 02/16/2001 12:24 AM Re: fun facts about luke... belligerentyouth 02/16/2001 10:22 AM Re: fun facts about luke... maverick 02/16/2001 11:18 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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