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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread river horsefeathers! #43015 10/10/01 06:40 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean ENTRY: pet- DEFINITION: Also pet- (oldest form *pet1-). To rush, fly. Variant *pte1-, contracted to *pt-. Derivatives include feather, compete, perpetual, ptomaine, symptom, and hippopotamus I went to bartlbys site, read the definition, and clicked on the green pet in etimology and lo! there appeared the hippopotomus! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sadder, butwiser tsuwm 09/24/01 05:59 PM Re: sadder, butwiser Jackie 09/25/01 01:57 AM Re: "results" wofahulicodoc 09/27/01 02:46 AM Re: "results" Capital Kiwi 09/28/01 05:28 AM Re: "results" teresag 09/28/01 01:25 PM Re: "results" of troy 09/28/01 01:31 PM Re: "results" wow 09/28/01 11:50 PM Re: Another outside joke? Faldage 10/01/01 02:53 PM TMI AnnaStrophic 10/01/01 03:01 PM Re: TMI maverick 10/01/01 04:07 PM Re: Definitely TMI, as mav says Keiva 10/01/01 04:46 PM I should have thought Faldage 10/01/01 05:00 PM Re: I should have thought (sic) maverick 10/01/01 05:05 PM Re: Enquiring minds Faldage 10/01/01 05:14 PM Re: Enquiring minds Marigold 10/02/01 02:18 PM Inquiring minds musick 10/02/01 07:01 PM Re: Three kinds of people Faldage 10/02/01 07:05 PM Three kinds of matter musick 10/02/01 07:10 PM Re: Inquiring minds of troy 10/02/01 08:23 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/07/01 04:04 PM Re: Inquiring minds Jackie 10/07/01 06:08 PM you chortle consuelo 10/02/01 08:27 PM re: I enjoy a good snicker TEd Remington 10/02/01 08:46 PM Re: re: I enjoy a good snicker Anonymous 10/02/01 08:48 PM Re: re: I enjoy a good snicker musick 10/02/01 09:07 PM tee hee consuelo 10/02/01 10:37 PM Re: re: I enjoy a good snicker consuelo 10/02/01 08:49 PM Mounds of what? TEd Remington 10/03/01 04:17 PM Re: Mounds of what? Jackie 10/03/01 04:40 PM Re: Mounds of what? Keiva 10/03/01 04:52 PM Stop! I can't breathe! consuelo 10/03/01 04:59 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Jackie 10/03/01 05:11 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Jackie 10/03/01 05:30 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Bingley 10/04/01 04:56 AM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Jackie 10/04/01 09:37 AM Re: co-worker v. colleague Faldage 10/04/01 01:11 PM Re: co-worker v. colleague milum 10/04/01 02:15 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Geoff 10/04/01 01:12 PM Burma Shave? Faldage 10/04/01 01:21 PM Re: Just catching up wow 10/07/01 02:15 PM Re: Very old jokes Faldage 10/09/01 04:03 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! Keiva 10/03/01 05:14 PM Re: Stop! I can't breathe! consuelo 10/03/01 05:23 PM Re: breath easy Keiva 10/03/01 05:35 PM dancing cheek to cheek... of troy 10/03/01 05:45 PM Re: defamed! Keiva 10/03/01 08:37 PM Re: Mounds of what? Faldage 10/03/01 04:45 PM Re: re: I enjoy a good snicker Jackie 10/03/01 12:42 AM Who's closer? consuelo 10/03/01 01:16 AM Re: Who's closer? Jackie 10/03/01 01:42 AM scrilly consuelo 10/03/01 03:48 AM I enjoy a good snicker Bingley 10/03/01 04:50 AM NY or Boston consuelo 10/03/01 05:09 AM Re: NY or Boston Bingley 10/03/01 05:24 AM Re: NY or Boston Jackie 10/03/01 10:08 AM Re: I should have thought (sic) Jackie 10/01/01 05:21 PM Re: You should have, indeed Keiva 10/01/01 05:17 PM Re: And, in fact, I did Faldage 10/01/01 05:53 PM Re: as did wow Keiva 10/01/01 11:05 PM Re: as did wow Faldage 10/02/01 01:21 PM Re: FOOD FIGHT! (since beer is a food) Keiva 10/02/01 02:55 PM Enough! TEd Remington 10/02/01 05:03 PM Re: Enough said. Keiva 10/02/01 05:18 PM Re: Did someone say peas? Faldage 10/02/01 05:30 PM Re: Enough! Geoff 10/02/01 08:22 PM Re: speaking of wow Keiva 10/01/01 11:06 PM Post deleted by wofahulicodoc wofahulicodoc 09/27/01 02:50 AM results results results wofahulicodoc 09/27/01 02:54 AM Re: sadder, butwiser TEd Remington 09/25/01 04:35 PM Re: sadder, butwiser Faldage 09/25/01 05:19 PM Re: sadder, butwiser musick 09/25/01 07:08 PM Re: sadder, butwiser Keiva 09/25/01 07:15 PM Re: sadder, butwiser consuelo 09/25/01 10:27 PM Re: sadder, butwiser Geoff 09/26/01 03:50 AM Re: sadder, butwiser jmh 10/07/01 07:30 PM Re: sadder, butwiser of troy 10/09/01 04:27 PM Re: Fondue pots Faldage 10/09/01 04:54 PM Re: Fondue pots rodward 10/12/01 09:24 AM Re: Fondue pots of troy 10/12/01 12:04 PM Re: Fondue pots rodward 10/12/01 12:22 PM poorer, but happier consuelo 10/09/01 07:58 PM Re: poorer, but happier jmh 10/09/01 11:22 PM Re: wine not, try a variation maverick 10/10/01 01:03 PM Re: wine not, try a variation Anonymous 10/10/01 05:35 PM Re: pinnate Faldage 10/10/01 05:59 PM Re: pinnate Anonymous 10/10/01 06:37 PM Re: inimatatibly© Faldage 10/10/01 07:10 PM Re: pinnate jmh 10/11/01 09:11 AM Re: pinnate Faldage 10/11/01 01:45 PM Re: pinnate jmh 10/11/01 02:27 PM Re: pinnate Faldage 10/11/01 03:02 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/11/01 08:51 PM Re: pinnate Keiva 10/11/01 09:02 PM river horsefeathers! consuelo 10/10/01 06:40 PM Re: fruitier than a nutcake Faldage 10/10/01 01:19 PM Re: Fruit Cake for Christmas wow 10/10/01 02:37 PM Re: sadder, butwiser stales 10/12/01 10:32 AM Re: sadder, butwiser Keiva 10/12/01 11:51 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,... 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