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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: aboideau #94994 02/09/2003 12:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,071 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,071 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Sounds like a contraction of some sort - "a` bois d'eau" coming from "wood for the water" (or something like that) to keep the water out. How far off am I? And did they have Hogwash in medieval France? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted I met a few words wwh 02/08/2003 7:56 PM Re: I met a few words Wordwind 02/08/2003 8:47 PM Re: abraid WhitmanO'Neill 02/08/2003 8:48 PM Re: abraid wwh 02/08/2003 9:27 PM Re: abraid WhitmanO'Neill 02/08/2003 9:34 PM Re: abraid wwh 02/08/2003 10:16 PM Re: abraid Wordwind 02/08/2003 10:51 PM Re: aboideau wwh 02/08/2003 10:58 PM Re: aboideau wofahulicodoc 02/09/2003 12:31 AM Re: aboideau wwh 02/09/2003 1:22 AM Re: upbraid WhitmanO'Neill 02/08/2003 11:58 PM Re: upbraid wwh 02/09/2003 12:10 AM Re: upbraid WhitmanO'Neill 02/09/2003 3:21 AM Re: meet a few more wwh 02/08/2003 10:17 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

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