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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Keystone #166823 03/15/07 01:51 AM Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 O orangetree OP stranger OP orangetree stranger O Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 Does anyone have any idea of the origin, or earliest use, of the term "keystone" to indicate a retail price that is determined by doubling the wholesale price? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Keystone orangetree #166837 03/15/07 03:05 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Hi Orange, welcome You might try Googling as follows: keystone words origins double price You will get a quarter of a million Ghits bt I'll bet you'll find help within the first couple of pages dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Keystone dalehileman #166872 03/16/07 12:58 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Or either you could go to wordorigins and ask there. They're good at this sort of question. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Keystone Faldage #167258 03/29/07 04:23 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Good idea. You might also try: http://wordcraft.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x?cdra=Y&s=441607094 http://www.wordwizard.com/ dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 220 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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