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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread shepherd's crook #117989 12/19/2003 9:50 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Shall I be a shepherdess with a Watteau hat, and a crook to keep the bad wolves from the lambs,... It is natural that a city girl would have no idea what a crook is for. The crook can be slipped around the neck of a sheep to separate it from other sheep. It would not be of any use with a wolf. Little old David needed a sling. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: shepherd's crook #117990 12/25/2003 3:46 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... And the rod was used by the shepherd to toss at four-footed enemies... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: shepherd's crook #117991 12/25/2003 4:01 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Not little David. He used a sling, far more effective, and far greater range. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: shepherd's crook #117992 12/25/2003 4:16 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 a city girl would have no idea what a crook is f But today, wwh, we use similar shaped staffs in the garden for hanging potted flowers, commonly mums and geraniums and we still call them crooks, dont we? Or are they simple garden hooks? 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

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