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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: to have a bevvy in a bivvy #81778 09/27/2002 7:47 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I remember the term bivouac from my rock climbing days, frequently shortened to bivvy http://www.backpacker.com/gear/article/0,1023,2261,00.html - similar UK and Oz sites I also saw sites that indicated that anglers seem to use the term for a tent. They would therefore be able to have a bevvy in their bivvy. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=bevvy*1+0 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted to canton--quick question Wordwind 09/25/2002 1:25 PM Re: to canton--quicker answer Faldage 09/25/2002 1:34 PM Re: to canton--quick question FishonaBike 09/25/2002 1:49 PM Re: to canton--quick question slithy toves 09/25/2002 2:17 PM Re: to canton--quick question FishonaBike 09/25/2002 2:23 PM Et tu, Pisce? AnnaStrophic 09/25/2002 2:17 PM Re: Et tu, Pisce? FishonaBike 09/25/2002 2:29 PM Re: to canton--quick question TEd Remington 09/25/2002 2:31 PM Re: to canton--quick question Wordwind 09/25/2002 3:25 PM Re: to bivouac WhitmanO'Neill 09/25/2002 3:50 PM Re: to bivouac Wordwind 09/25/2002 4:15 PM Re: to bivouac Bean 09/25/2002 4:46 PM Re: to bivouac FishonaBike 09/26/2002 9:38 AM Re: to have a bevvy in a bivvy jmh 09/27/2002 7:47 AM Re: to have a bevvy in a bivvy Capital Kiwi 09/28/2002 5:13 PM Report from Dr. Bill Faldage 09/26/2002 10:06 AM Re: Report from Dr. Bill Wordwind 09/26/2002 11:39 AM Re: canton -- cantonment wow 09/26/2002 1:27 PM Re: canton -- cantonment doc_comfort 09/27/2002 7:12 AM 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 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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