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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bottom Myridon #178370 07/28/2008 10:49 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 The B&M OED has a definition with citations from the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries: Physical resources, 'staying power', power of endurance ; said esp. of pugilists, wrestlers, race-horses, etc. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bottom gaius novus 07/28/2008 2:29 AM Re: bottom The Pook 07/28/2008 2:45 AM Re: bottom Myridon 07/28/2008 7:29 AM Re: bottom Faldage 07/28/2008 10:49 AM Re: bottom gaius novus 08/02/2008 10:39 PM Re: bottom Faldage 08/02/2008 11:50 PM Re: bottom ParkinT 08/04/2008 5:27 PM Re: bottom Zed 08/05/2008 5:33 AM Re: bottom The Pook 08/05/2008 5:42 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

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