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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread to grandfather #61750 03/19/02 05:07 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10 R reed OP stranger OP reed stranger R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10 Any idea on the origin of grandfather as a verb? I have an idea, but no supporting documentation: that following the abolition of slavery in the USA in the 19th century, one of the ways used to prevent blacks from voting was to make it a requirement that one's grandfather had to have had the right to vote. Is that right? Is there an earlier origin? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted to grandfather reed 03/19/02 05:07 PM Re: to grandfather of troy 03/19/02 05:31 PM Re: to grandfather Rouspeteur 03/20/02 12:23 AM . Max Quordlepleen 03/20/02 02:31 AM Re: to grandfather of troy 03/20/02 02:17 PM Re: to grandfather milum 03/20/02 02:03 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 492 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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