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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread (So where does crotchety/grumpy come from?) #117591 12/15/03 09:41 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,548 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,548 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA crotchet n 1: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn: hook] ... 4: a small tool or hook-like implement Wait a minute - I thought the small hook-like instrument came from the French, and was used for fashioning thread into cloth, and was spelled without a T: crochet. Am I mixing up two totally different words? ofTroy? Anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Less fangled? Jackie 12/13/03 02:13 AM Re: Less fangled? wwh 12/13/03 02:35 AM Re: Less fangled? tsuwm 12/13/03 05:00 AM Re: Less fangled? Jackie 12/14/03 02:52 AM Re: Less fangled? wwh 12/14/03 01:22 PM Re: crotchet tsuwm 12/14/03 03:23 PM Re: crotchet Jackie 12/14/03 03:57 PM Re: crotchet Buffalo Shrdlu 12/14/03 04:48 PM Re: crotchet dxb 12/15/03 08:50 AM Re: crotchet Jackie 12/15/03 03:20 PM (So where does crotchety/grumpy come from?) wofahulicodoc 12/15/03 09:41 PM Re: (So where does crotchety/grumpy come from?) of troy 12/15/03 10:50 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 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 (), 818 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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