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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bottom Faldage #178502 08/04/2008 5:27 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando  Originally Posted By: Faldage Assuming you came up with the 'courage' meaning just from context and you read it with the 'staying power' meaning that the OED offers it makes sense in a 17th century context and gets your 20th century second meaning if you think the author really intended that. It seems to me that 'staying power' quite aptly describes my derriere !! "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton 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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