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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Pop to his lid #164968 01/08/2007 5:16 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland According to the OED, a "lid" can be a hat or cap, and "pop" can mean an elderly man (from "poppa", father). That would fit the bill, wouldn't it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pop to his lid Sparteye 01/08/2007 2:19 AM Re: Pop to his lid Jackie 01/08/2007 2:36 AM Re: Pop to his lid Myridon 01/08/2007 4:10 PM Re: Pop to his lid tsuwm 01/08/2007 4:26 PM Re: Pop to his lid AnnaStrophic 01/08/2007 5:14 PM Re: Pop to his lid Jackie 01/08/2007 5:27 PM Re: Pop to his lid Myridon 01/08/2007 5:57 PM Re: Pop to his lid themilum 01/08/2007 6:40 PM Re: Pop to his lid AlimaeHP 01/08/2007 6:48 PM Going to the source Sparteye 01/09/2007 2:40 AM Re: Going to the source Sparteye 01/09/2007 6:40 PM Re: Pop to his lid Jackie 01/08/2007 7:19 PM Re: Pop to his lid wsieber 01/08/2007 5:16 PM Re: Pop to his lid Buffalo Shrdlu 01/08/2007 5:22 PM the definitive answer Sparteye 01/10/2007 8:06 PM Re: the definitive answer AnnaStrophic 01/10/2007 8:52 PM Re: the definitive answer ParkinT 01/11/2007 4:05 PM Re: the definitive answer AnnaStrophic 01/11/2007 6:29 PM Re: the definitive answer Sparteye 01/11/2007 7:09 PM Re: the definitive answer AnnaStrophic 01/11/2007 8:35 PM Re: the definitive answer Jackie 01/14/2007 3:07 AM Re: the definitive answer Faldage 01/14/2007 11:53 AM Re: the definitive answer Jackie 01/16/2007 1:34 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

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