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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Finding word origins #156103 02/25/06 07:59 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 > Often it is very difficult to pin down word origins because online dictionaries are so condensed they usu don't include it nor date first used Not a problem that I find with the OED online. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Finding word origins dalehileman 02/24/06 03:49 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes maverick 02/24/06 04:27 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes dalehileman 02/24/06 04:28 PM Re: a small barrel of water snakes Father Steve 02/24/06 09:30 PM Re: Finding word origins jmh 02/25/06 07:59 PM Re: Finding word origins dalehileman 02/25/06 11:48 PM Re: Finding word origins maverick 02/25/06 11:59 PM Re: Finding word origins sjmaxq 02/26/06 01:14 AM Access to the OED jmh 02/26/06 11:52 AM Re: Access to the OED maverick 02/27/06 01:17 AM Re: Access to the OED dalehileman 02/28/06 10:59 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 Posts229,361 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 (), 647 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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