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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Why was it a battering ram? #44802 10/19/2001 8:32 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Rams frequently battle one another by butting heads together. Ewes don't exhibit this macho behaviour Ewes are not sufficiently horny to exhibit this behavior. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why was it a battering ram? #44803 10/19/2001 9:07 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Well, shoot Martha, somebody's got to use their head. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why was it a battering ram? #44804 10/19/2001 9:23 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 (as opposed to butting) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why was it a battering ram? #44805 10/19/2001 9:44 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass (as opposed to butting) you know, it occurred to me when I posted the OED stuff that I should mention that, in as much as it was used as a siege engine, the battering-ram was related to batteries of artillery, but no.... battering vbl n. 1. The action of beating with successive blows, esp. in Mil. of attacking a fortification with cannon or other engines. Also fig. 2. The result of this action; bruising or defacement caused by successive blows. 3. attrib. a. in ancient warfare, battering-engine, an engine constructed for breaking down walls; so battering-machine, battering-ram. b. in modern warfare, battering-train, a number of cannon specially intended for siege purposes; so battering-artillery, -cannon, -gun, -piece. c. battering-charge, the full charge of powder for a cannon. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Why was it a battering ram? #44806 10/20/2001 3:25 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA The result of this action; bruising or defacement caused by successive blows. Thus more than a single blow, which returns me to my original question: Do non-US'n English speakers speak of a single electric cell as a battery? I'll be on vacation - away from my computer - for a week, so I DO hope some of you will answer me by the time I check in here again! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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