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Carpal Tunnel
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And AHD gives etymology of "litter" as "being influenced by French :lit' = bed.
Litter as a mess is something else, a metaphor from appearance of trashy stuff used as animal bedding.
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Pooh-Bah
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more than one offspring at a time
Umm. Obviously not a litter. Thanks for that, its always good to learn something new.
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AHD defines ... multiparous as giving birth to more than one offspring at a time.
Obstetrically, we use it to mean more than one instance of giving birth.
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