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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread glutinous #117478 12/11/2003 3:53 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A difficult obstetrical case in a primipara, with a consultant called in by the first doctor is going slowly. The infant is heard to cry once. Then: "But often the great cat Fate lets us go only to clutch us again in a fiercer grip. As minute after minute passed and still no sound came from above save those thin, glutinous cries, Johnson cooled from his frenzy of joy, and lay breathless with his ears straining." What in hell are "glutinous" cries? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: glutinous #117479 12/11/2003 4:01 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Sticky doesn't seem to quite hack it: http://www.bartleby.com/61/10/G0161000.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: glutinous #117480 12/11/2003 4:27 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Well, I delivered about three dozen babies, and have heard all of them cry. Mostly holding them up by the heels, and spanking the little butt.Trite joke about the world being a cruel place, if you don't cry spontaneously, you get spanked until you do. I should hope the little one was not gargling with amniotic fluid. That's the reason for holding the heels up. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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