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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jerkwaters #58272 02/26/2002 9:19 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear TEd: I think "jerkwater" antedates the trough between tracks. 5JERK1 + WATER: prob. in reference to pulling the valve on the water tank to fill the engine boiler6 a train on an early branch railroad Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Thomas the Tank Engine Rouspeteur 02/22/2002 10:49 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine maverick 02/22/2002 10:56 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 2:49 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Sparteye 02/22/2002 7:43 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Capital Kiwi 02/22/2002 8:32 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 9:35 PM Jerkwaters TEd Remington 02/26/2002 9:14 PM Re: Jerkwaters wwh 02/26/2002 9:19 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 9:54 PM The original and the best rkay 02/22/2002 10:51 PM Re: The original and the best Rouspeteur 02/22/2002 11:51 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Geoff 02/24/2002 3:02 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 3:42 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine belMarduk 02/24/2002 4:28 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Keiva 02/24/2002 4:36 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 4:42 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine belMarduk 02/24/2002 4:47 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 5:28 PM Flying out the car door consuelo 02/24/2002 9:36 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Geoff 02/25/2002 3:50 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine RhubarbCommando 02/25/2002 11:29 AM Re: Off the track but sorta related wow 02/25/2002 2:43 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine of troy 02/25/2002 4:25 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine RhubarbCommando 02/26/2002 1:49 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,449 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,261 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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