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#42747 09/25/01 01:51 AM
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Milum! Jackie, in the forest of words that is this forum, you are a Glory Tree Oh, mercy!
But thank you! (Geez, my hands are cold.) You are the sweetest thing. I love the idea of being a wordlark!
But sorry, no prizes...
Ok, Milum, I am now splashing some water from our stream of banter on to you (see, I'm being nice, not even making you so much as dip your toes in.):
`You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'







#42748 09/28/01 05:39 AM
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Would someone with access to the OED please look "blag" up and publish the results?



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#42749 09/28/01 01:30 PM
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(bl&g) [Etym. unknown.]
Robbery (with violence); theft.
1885 Session Paper 30 July 471 There has been another blag down round here. 1936 J. Curtis Gilt Kid 22, I don't want to say ‘O.K.’ and then find out that I've let myself in for+doing a blag on the crown jewels. 1960 Observer 24 Jan. 5/1 The top screwing teams, the ones who went in for the really big blags, violent robberies.

Hence blag v., to rob (with violence); to steal. So "blagger, one who blags.
1933 C. E. Leach On Top of Underworld x. 137 Blag, snatch a watch chain right off. 1938 F. D. Sharpe S. of Flying Squad i. 15 Blaggers, screwsmen, [etc.]+abound in the Underworld of London. Ibid. 329 ‘Johnny blagged the till’—Johnny took the till. 1945 J. Henry What Price Crime? 93 Another is known as the ‘blagger’ or ‘snatcher’. These are usually young louts who specialize in snatching ladies' handbags and bolting off.


perhaps it's a blend of bag and lag; take a look at these citations:
(l&g)
†1. trans. To carry off, steal. Obs.
1573 Tusser Husb. xx. (1878) 54 Some corne away lag in bottle and bag. Some steales, for a iest, egges out of the nest. Ibid. xxxvi. 86 Poore cunnie, so bagged, is soone ouer lagged.

(b&g) trans.
6. colloq. a. To seize, catch, take possession of, steal. To add to one's ‘bag’ (bag n. 9). fig.


#42750 09/29/01 09:23 PM
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Thanks, tsuwm.



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#42751 10/01/01 05:38 PM
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Our newcomer Milum holds forth: The members of this word forum: (crudely) The Grand Anuls of word retention.

I'd say it's *actually® more like the opposite, Milo.


... and then goes on: Jackie, in the forest of words that is this forum, you are a Glory Tree and others are not.

Not at all disagreeing with ya about our special Jackie and the magic she makes, but. What are the others, then?


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Anna, I am not eating at your house if you make chopped liver from trees!

but maybe we are all drift wood.. we drift in and out of the threads..


#42753 10/01/01 05:55 PM
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Actually®, we make chopped liver from legumes.


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faldage, i am ready to believe you are a legume-- (specificaly, a nut!) but your better half? she doesn't seem nutty to me.. and can't believe she'd make chopped liver from kidney (beans) or nuts!


#42755 10/01/01 07:24 PM
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a legume-- (specificaly, a nut!)

Nuts? Legumes??

I don't think so.


#42756 10/01/01 07:31 PM
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Peanuts-- (legumes!) nuts to you!


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