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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213866 01/07/2014 6:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 FWIW, the kempt part seems to come from an Old English verb meaning 'to comb'. Not to mention humorously reviving the obsolete word kempt. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What does this quote mean? momi1234 01/07/2014 4:10 PM Re: What does this quote mean? tsuwm 01/07/2014 5:06 PM Re: What does this quote mean? Faldage 01/07/2014 6:56 PM Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 01/08/2014 10:53 AM Re: What does this quote mean? tsuwm 01/08/2014 11:19 AM Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 01/08/2014 12:57 PM Re: What does this quote mean? tsuwm 01/08/2014 1:11 PM Re: What does this quote mean? Faldage 01/08/2014 1:12 PM Re: What does this quote mean? Beatrix 02/29/2016 10:39 AM Re: What does this quote mean? LukeJavan8 02/29/2016 4:25 PM Re: What does this quote mean? willowz 04/08/2017 3:18 AM Re: What does this quote mean? LukeJavan8 04/08/2017 4:52 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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