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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Stone wine #122562 02/11/04 02:44 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Did you-all see this question in the AWADmail? He says it's in a song; not in the version I know, but. I still have no idea what "stone wine" could be. Can you-all help? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122563 02/11/04 11:32 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I think we talked about this on wordorigins (maybe Eliza remembers?) but I dcouln't find it with the miserable ezboard search function. My own personal idea is that it was a euphemistic mondegreen for 'stone blind'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122564 02/12/04 06:16 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11 North East England E ElizaD stranger ElizaD stranger E Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11 North East England Couldn't find anything on wordorigins, faldage, but if I can post a link correctly here, stone wine is made from vines grown on a stony field - see here http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:a2iNXDb9tXUJ:internet.sk/mediakurier/cei/e41.htm+"stone+wine+is"&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 I don't know if we got anywhere in the other discussion. Just hope this doesn't confuse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122565 02/13/04 01:29 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Thanks, Eliza. I've sent it on to the questioner. My personal opinion is that it doesn't explain the usage in a Civil War song, but how do I know? I wasn't there! ;-) Oh, and welcome aBoard, by the way! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122566 02/13/04 11:29 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Might could be the other way round. They started calling something 'stone wine' because of the reference in the song. I'm sticking with 'euphemistic mondegreen' till something better comes along. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122567 02/16/04 06:13 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11 North East England E ElizaD stranger ElizaD stranger E Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11 North East England Thanks, Jackie. Just sorry I couldn't unearth the wordorigins thread. They don't all survive, unfortunately. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122568 02/16/04 06:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Are y'all aware?: The term is discussed at length in this week's AWADMail Issue 113. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Stone wine #122569 02/17/04 02:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Yeah, I saw that today. Held my breath, then heaved a sigh of relief that the guy didn't publish MY e-mail address. Even though I didn't write to him from my "real" one, I'd have been plenty upset!! GRR! 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