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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread tilt #115382 11/06/2003 3:39 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "This extremely artful suggestion Mr. Barkis accompanied with a nudge of his elbow that gave me quite a stitch in my side. After that, he slouched over his horse in his usual manner; and made no other reference to the subject except, half an hour afterwards, taking a piece of chalk from his pocket, and writing up, inside the tilt of the cart, 'Clara Peggotty' - apparently as a private memorandum." All the horse-drawn waggons used to have a vertical barrier in front of the driver's feet to protect against horses' hooves splashing mud on the driver. Many had on top of the upright barrier, a six or eight inch addition tilted forward at about forty five degrees, for increased protection. Incidentally, the instrument panel of an automobile is still commonly called the "dash board" as a carry-over from the horse and buggy days. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tilt #115383 12/27/2003 12:11 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... How sweet this sentimental journey, wwh! These are things that would be lost had it not been for writers such as Dickens. Just imagining riding about in a buggy with a tilt that could double as a chalkboard for random thoughts makes me feel connected with those long gone as I jot myself notes on Post-It notes at stop lights. I don't understand the dash board connection. The board, of course, having been made of wood--but what of the 'dash'? Why called 'dash'? Simply for speed? (Which makes me think of the dasher in the ice cream maker, but I don't suppose that's connected, too....) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tilt #115384 12/27/2003 1:53 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A Scots lass declined to let a young Scot carry her across the river Dee, where the ford consisted just of stone steps spaced a stride apart. Said he:"Is it the gleam in me ee ye're afeerd o' ?" She replied:"Nae, t'is the tilt o' yer kilt I'm afeerd o'!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tilt #115385 01/01/2004 12:54 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Presumably the dashboard was to stop mud and other undesirable substances being dashed against you. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tilt #115386 01/01/2004 12:37 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Ah, that makes sense, Bingley. Thank you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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