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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Rhubarb Sundaresh07 #185718 07/07/2009 11:45 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Welcome to the Board, Sundaresh. Yes, barbaros, the root of rhubarb, is indeed also the root of barbaric. I wouldn't go so far as to associate the connotation of being prone to violence that one might connect to being barbaric with the word rhubarb. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Rhubarb Sundaresh07 07/07/2009 11:00 AM Re: Rhubarb Faldage 07/07/2009 11:45 AM Re: Rhubarb Sundaresh07 07/07/2009 12:33 PM Re: Rhubarb Faldage 07/08/2009 3:08 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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