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Birds of prey can swoop, but I seem to remember that the falconers call it a "stoop". I have a couple times seen peregrine falcons stoop on a pigeon, with an explosion of feathers awesome to behold. And I remember Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer" but never knew in what sense the word was used in the title. I invite members to express opinions on that while I finish reading the play to find out.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Taking a Dive stales 02/25/02 02:16 AM Re: Taking a Dive tsuwm 02/25/02 02:46 AM Re: Taking a Dive stales 02/25/02 05:10 AM Re: Taking a Dive Wordwind 02/25/02 09:40 AM Fellmonger Jackie 02/25/02 03:57 PM Re: Fellmonger wwh 02/25/02 04:40 PM Re: swoop vs stoop wwh 02/25/02 07:20 PM Re: swoop vs stoop RhubarbCommando 02/26/02 11:48 AM Re: swoop vs stoop wwh 02/26/02 02:41 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/25/02 07:48 PM Re: Fellmonger of troy 02/25/02 08:17 PM Re: Fellmonger tsuwm 02/25/02 08:23 PM Re: Fellmonger of troy 02/25/02 08:27 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/25/02 08:39 PM Re: Fellmonger belMarduk 02/25/02 09:14 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/25/02 09:37 PM Re: Fellmonger Wordwind 02/25/02 10:06 PM Re: Fellmonger Capital Kiwi 02/26/02 08:20 PM Did fur used to be fell? TEd Remington 02/26/02 09:23 PM Re: Taking a Dive wwh 02/25/02 02:46 AM Re: Taking a Dive slithy toves 02/25/02 02:55 AM Re: Taking a Dive Keiva 02/25/02 02:57 AM Re: Taking a Dive NicholasW 02/25/02 08:25 AM The Thane of Fife belligerentyouth 02/25/02 09:28 AM Re: The Thane of Fife jmh 02/25/02 10:34 AM Re: Doctor Fell wwh 02/25/02 02:47 PM Re: Doctor Fell jmh 02/25/02 04:39 PM Re: Doctor Fell Bingley 03/22/02 04:54 AM
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