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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Swamp Out #146820 08/23/05 09:14 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 M MadDog OP stranger OP MadDog stranger M Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 I have a question regarding the origin, use, and meaning of the term "swamp out" as it relates to cleaning, e.g., "I have to swamp out the condo for visitors". I think I 'know' what it means, but can't find a really suitable reference. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Swamp Out MadDog 08/23/05 09:14 AM Re: Swamp Out Buffalo Shrdlu 08/23/05 10:19 AM Re: Swamp Out TEd Remington 08/23/05 10:27 AM Re: Swamp Out Elizabeth Creith 08/23/05 12:03 PM Re: Swamp Out Buffalo Shrdlu 08/23/05 12:11 PM Re: Swamp Out Father Steve 08/25/05 01:15 AM Re: mucking tsuwm 08/25/05 05:24 AM muck ado about nothing wofahulicodoc 08/25/05 01:36 PM Re: muck ado about nothing inselpeter 08/25/05 02:00 PM Re: muck ado about nothing zmjezhd 08/25/05 02:06 PM Re: muck ado about nothing inselpeter 08/25/05 02:12 PM Re: muck ado about nothing Father Steve 08/25/05 07:07 PM Re: Swamp Out wow 08/25/05 07:17 PM Re: Swamp Out consuelo 09/03/05 08:49 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 Posts229,352 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 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 494 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,550 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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