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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Cryptic #97859 03/07/2003 12:43 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 The C18/C19 English word was "cant" - as in "thieves cant", a vocabulary enabling criminals to converse without being understood by non-criminals. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Cryptic Wordwind 03/07/2003 2:57 AM Re: Cryptic tsuwm 03/07/2003 3:13 AM Re: Cryptic tsuwm 03/07/2003 3:16 AM Re: Cryptic Bingley 03/07/2003 3:57 AM Re: Cryptic Alex Williams 03/07/2003 11:13 AM Re: Cryptic RhubarbCommando 03/07/2003 12:43 PM A Cryptic musick 03/08/2003 3:53 PM Re: Cryptic Faldage 03/07/2003 2:01 PM Re: Cryptic maahey 03/07/2003 6:47 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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