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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: scratch match #61792 03/20/02 05:27 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Blackpool England D duncan large journeyman duncan large journeyman D Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Blackpool England "starting from scratch" is indeed derived from early sports , amongst other things it applies to early prizefighting, where two lines would be drawn (roughly 18 inches apart) from which each boxer would begin. when a fighter got knocked down, he would have 30 seconds to stand up and put his foot back on the line for action to recommence hence "toe the line" the Duncster the Duncster Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted From scratch Geoff 03/20/02 04:21 AM Re: From scratch wsieber 03/20/02 07:15 AM Re: From scratch belligerentyouth 03/20/02 11:06 AM Re: From scratch Angel 03/20/02 12:18 PM Re: From scratch wwh 03/20/02 02:09 PM Re: From scratch Geoff 03/20/02 01:51 PM Re: From scratch Bean 03/20/02 01:59 PM Re: From scratch Faldage 03/20/02 02:17 PM Re: From scratch belligerentyouth 03/20/02 03:40 PM Re: From scratch wwh 03/20/02 04:08 PM scratch match of troy 03/20/02 04:25 PM Re: scratch match duncan large 03/20/02 05:27 PM Re: From scratch boronia 03/20/02 05:31 PM Re: Lottery Math Faldage 03/20/02 05:39 PM Re: From scratch Rubrick 03/21/02 01:52 PM Re: From scratch Faldage 03/21/02 02:03 PM Re: From scratch Rubrick 03/21/02 02:23 PM Re: From scratch of troy 03/21/02 03:49 PM cranking the number out one by one TEd Remington 03/21/02 05:30 PM For the record Angel 03/22/02 12:12 AM Re: For the record Vernon Compton 03/22/02 12:21 AM Re: Scratch & Lotteries wow 03/22/02 02:25 PM Re: Scratch & Lotteries Faldage 03/22/02 02:37 PM Re: From scratch jmh 03/21/02 08:35 AM Re: From scratch RhubarbCommando 03/21/02 09:44 AM Re: From scratch Faldage 03/21/02 01:44 PM Re: From scratch Jackie 03/21/02 01:50 PM Re: From scratch Flatlander 03/22/02 01:47 PM 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,363 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 529 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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