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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Sherlock Holmes #74774 07/08/02 01:06 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont well, I don't know. the OED has four pages on "lock"...whew. as far as sherl is concerned(there's nothing for "sher"), it is an obsolete usage for "schorl", which is a type of volcanic rock, known in other forms as, "tourmaline". it is black, so maybe Sherlock is just "black hair". seems a bit weak, though... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Sherlock Holmes buccojoe 07/02/02 11:06 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes doc_comfort 07/03/02 12:55 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes FishonaBike 07/03/02 10:36 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes musick 07/07/02 07:01 PM Re: Sherlock Holmes wwh 07/07/02 08:52 PM Re: Sherlock Holmes musick 07/07/02 09:12 PM Re: Sherlock Holmes wwh 07/07/02 10:28 PM Re: Sherlock Holmes Buffalo Shrdlu 07/08/02 12:24 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes wwh 07/08/02 12:31 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes Buffalo Shrdlu 07/08/02 12:51 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes Buffalo Shrdlu 07/08/02 01:06 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes wwh 07/08/02 01:19 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes Wordwind 07/08/02 01:46 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes FishonaBike 07/08/02 09:52 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes TheFallibleFiend 07/09/02 11:39 AM Re: Sherlock Holmes buccojoe 07/09/02 12:20 PM Mycroft Holmes FishonaBike 07/09/02 02:22 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,415 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 2 members (wofahulicodoc, 1 invisible), 805 guests, and 7 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,586 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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