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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Finding word origins #156103 02/25/2006 7:59 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 > Often it is very difficult to pin down word origins because online dictionaries are so condensed they usu don't include it nor date first used Not a problem that I find with the OED online. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Finding word origins dalehileman 02/24/2006 3:49 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes maverick 02/24/2006 4:27 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes dalehileman 02/24/2006 4:28 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes Father Steve 02/24/2006 9:30 PM Re: Finding word origins jmh 02/25/2006 7:59 PM Re: Finding word origins dalehileman 02/25/2006 11:48 PM Re: Finding word origins maverick 02/25/2006 11:59 PM Re: Finding word origins sjmaxq 02/26/2006 1:14 AM Access to the OED jmh 02/26/2006 11:52 AM Re: Access to the OED maverick 02/27/2006 1:17 AM Re: Access to the OED dalehileman 02/28/2006 10:59 PM 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,321 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 11,164 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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