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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: coal #120837 01/29/2004 2:01 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California According to Vendryes, Old Irish caile has a pejorative connotation: 'serving girl, wench'. Ultimate etymology unknown. Darn! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Una wwh 01/22/2004 7:24 PM Una WAG consuelo 01/25/2004 10:52 PM Re: Una WAG wwh 01/25/2004 11:00 PM Re: Una WAG consuelo 01/25/2004 11:06 PM Hey Hibernicus!!! Sparteye 01/27/2004 2:14 AM Re: Una hibernicus 01/27/2004 11:45 PM Re: Una jheem 01/28/2004 12:08 AM Re: Una of troy 01/28/2004 3:31 AM Re: Una Wordwind 01/28/2004 2:51 PM Re: Una wwh 01/28/2004 4:06 PM Re: Una of troy 01/28/2004 5:06 PM Re: polished coal v. obsidian Wordwind 01/28/2004 8:11 PM Re: polished coal v. obsidian wwh 01/28/2004 8:39 PM Re: polished coal v. obsidian Wordwind 01/28/2004 9:55 PM Re: polished coal v. obsidian wwh 01/28/2004 10:53 PM Re: polished coal v. obsidian hibernicus 01/29/2004 12:06 AM Re: Una hibernicus 01/28/2004 11:54 PM coal of troy 01/29/2004 12:49 AM Re: coal jheem 01/29/2004 1:11 AM Re: coal hibernicus 01/29/2004 1:41 AM Re: coal jheem 01/29/2004 2:01 AM Re: coal of troy 01/29/2004 2:05 PM Re: Una jheem 01/29/2004 1:01 AM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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