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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: grampus #95007 02/08/03 11:46 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 grampus n., pl. 3pus[es 5earlier graundepose, altered (after GRAND) < ME grapays < OFr graspeis < L crassus piscis < crassus, fat (see CRASS) + piscis, FISH6 1 a playful, black-and-white dolphin (Grampus griseus) 2 KILLER WHALE Apparently they had noisy breathing, because there used be a cliché of fat men out of breath "puffing like a grampus". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted graminaceous wwh 02/08/03 11:40 PM Re: grammatolatry wwh 02/08/03 11:44 PM Re: grammatolatry Faldage 02/09/03 01:28 PM Re: grammatolatry sjm 02/09/03 07:44 PM Re: grampus wwh 02/08/03 11:46 PM Re: grandrelle wwh 02/09/03 12:27 AM Re: granjena wwh 02/09/03 12:44 AM Re: graphite wwh 02/09/03 12:52 AM Re: graphite Buffalo Shrdlu 02/09/03 01:27 AM Re: graphite wwh 02/09/03 01:37 AM Re: grappa wwh 02/09/03 12:55 AM Re: grasp wwh 02/09/03 01:03 AM Re: gratiné, au gratin wwh 02/09/03 01:04 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 Topics13,915 Posts229,997 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 723 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,958 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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