#122264 - 02/07/04 03:33 PM
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Date: Mon May 22 00:19:27 EDT 1995
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--bibliopole
bib.li.o.pole or bib.li.op.o.list n [L bibliopola bookseller, fr. Gk
bibliopoles, fr. bibli- + polein to sell] (1775): a dealer esp. in rare or
curious books
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#122265 - 02/14/04 07:06 AM
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Am I right in thinking 'curious' books was a euphemism for porn?
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#122266 - 02/14/04 09:54 AM
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Dear Bingley: You'd have to ask Wordsmith. I have seen
"amazing" used to hint that a book was pornographic.
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#122267 - 02/16/04 03:29 AM
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I was talking generally rather than specifically about that particular passage.
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#122268 - 02/16/04 09:00 AM
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Dear Bingley: You made me coin a word: "pornopole" = a seller of "carnal knowledge". I was surprised that I could not find it in any dictionary.
I am surprised that the such a potentially useful root
as " -pole" is used so infrequently.
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#122270 - 02/16/04 09:12 AM
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pornopoly
do not pass go, do not collect $200...
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#122271 - 02/16/04 09:24 AM
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Dear Faldage: I have seen monopoly, and duopoly. I challenge you to find others.
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#122272 - 02/16/04 09:25 AM
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#122275 - 02/16/04 10:34 AM
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Bill's coinage inspired me. I took two Greek words for 'brothel-keeper', pornoboskos 'herder of whores' and pornotrophos 'rearer of whores' and came up with pornoboscan and pornotrophic as adjectives meaning pimpish.
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#122277 - 02/23/04 09:45 AM
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#122278 - 02/23/04 10:39 AM
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Dear jheem: your "pornoboskos" made me wonder about the etymology of "boss", the guy who gives you orders. I didn't find a good site. Here's an old one:
To ornament with bosses; to stud.
Origin: OE. Bocen, fr. OF. Bocier. See the preceding word.
Origin: OE. Boce, bose, boche, OF. Boce, boche, bosse, F. Bosse, of G. Origin; cf. OHG. Bozo tuft, bunch, OHG. Bozan, MHG. Bozen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling.
1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.
2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.
3. A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.
4. [Cf. D. Bus box, Dan. Bosse] A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
5. <mechanics> The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. A swage or die used for shaping metals.
6. A head or reservoir of water.
Source: Websters Dictionary
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#122279 - 02/23/04 11:01 AM
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the etymology of "boss", the guy who gives you ordersI'd allus heard it was from the Afrikaans, baas. AHD4 says it's Dutch, not Afrikaans. http://www.bartleby.com/61/86/B0408600.html
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#122280 - 02/23/04 11:44 AM
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I seem to remember that boss in the sense of 'the guy with the pointy hair' is supposed to be from a Dutch word. I always liked the sound, but not the meaning, of Boss Tweed. Another boscus, unrelated, is Sanctoboscus 'holywood'. I wonder if Hollywood is from the holly tree?
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#122282 - 06/30/04 05:54 AM
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Oligopoly, for one
Wouldn't that be: oligopoly, for several?
I knew there was a reason I came back.
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#122283 - 07/05/04 09:17 AM
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And is "bos-" meaning protuberant part also seen in "proboscis" ? Or is that redundant? or parallel evolution?
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#122284 - 07/05/04 10:52 AM
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proboscis
I'm sure someone knows...
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#122285 - 07/05/04 08:33 PM
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And is "bos-" meaning protuberant part also seen in "proboscis" ? Or is that redundant? or parallel evolution?
You mean, of course, bosc. From the Greek boskein 'to feed'. Related to bous (Latin bos, English cow, Sanskrit go), but whence the kappa?
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