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Partridge suggests that by extension of graft 'hard work' (which he says is an Australian expression) came to mean graft of the political kind (which is an Americanism) by being associated with illegal jobs (moonlighting?) I wonder if grift 'illicit profit (as from a con)' is related? Originally one of the meanings of graft (in the OED) is digging (which is hard work) related to the English word grave and the German word graben 'to dig'.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The craft of graft maverick 01/11/04 11:25 PM Re: The craft of graft Jackie 01/12/04 12:48 AM Re: The craft of graft jheem 01/12/04 03:08 PM Re: a graven pen-nib maverick 01/12/04 03:54 PM Re: writing is hard work? Jackie 01/12/04 04:50 PM Re: writing is hard work? jheem 01/12/04 05:25 PM Re: writing is hard work? wsieber 01/13/04 06:15 AM Re: writing is hard work? jheem 01/13/04 03:31 PM Re: writing is hard work? wsieber 01/13/04 06:20 AM Re: writing is hard work? jheem 01/13/04 02:24 PM pen a mightier septor than a sword. of troy 01/12/04 06:26 PM Re: words and swords maverick 01/12/04 09:38 PM Re: words and swords wwh 01/12/04 10:20 PM
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