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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: [Eponyms in Flames #21216 03/26/01 05:21 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: Does the term "shear strength" as in "Lifting the car off the terrified child was an act of shear strength," come from the term "shear strength" of in reference to bolts and rivets? I think it's sheer strength meaning pure or straight as in a sheer drop. I've never heard of any connection to bolts and rivets shearing off. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eponyms from fact and fiction Wordsmith 03/05/01 11:07 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/05/01 05:05 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Shoshannah 03/05/01 08:40 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/09/01 01:26 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/09/01 03:46 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/09/01 03:56 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction of troy 03/09/01 04:12 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wow 03/10/01 06:05 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Max Quordlepleen 03/10/01 06:41 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Shoshannah 03/10/01 06:53 PM entymology Sparteye 03/10/01 10:09 PM Re: entymology Shoshannah 03/10/01 11:10 PM Re: entymology Anonymous 03/11/01 04:44 AM Re: entymology Shoshannah 03/11/01 09:45 AM Cardinal trees Sparteye 03/11/01 05:35 PM Re: Cardinal trees Anonymous 03/13/01 03:02 PM Re: entymology wwh 03/11/01 07:39 PM Re: entymology Jazzoctopus 03/11/01 11:08 PM Re: entymology Bingley 03/12/01 11:38 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/14/01 08:55 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Max Quordlepleen 03/14/01 09:02 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Sparteye 03/16/01 12:43 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction of troy 03/16/01 12:33 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/16/01 03:39 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction of troy 03/16/01 04:58 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Anonymous 03/16/01 05:01 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/16/01 10:08 PM [Eponyms in Flames inselpeter 03/21/01 06:12 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames Max Quordlepleen 03/21/01 06:49 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames inselpeter 03/22/01 12:24 AM Re: [Eponyms in Flames Max Quordlepleen 03/22/01 01:32 AM Bolshevik Reformer inselpeter 03/22/01 03:20 AM Re: [Eponyms in Flames wwh 03/21/01 08:28 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames of troy 03/23/01 06:32 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames inselpeter 03/23/01 07:03 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames of troy 03/23/01 07:08 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames inselpeter 03/23/01 07:34 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames wwh 03/23/01 09:39 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames inselpeter 03/23/01 10:29 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames Bingley 03/26/01 05:21 AM Re: Riddle rodward 03/26/01 02:51 PM Rockets Rapunzel 03/24/01 01:24 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames wow 03/31/01 05:28 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames shanks 04/02/01 01:06 PM Re: [Eponyms in Flames Max Quordlepleen 03/22/01 09:56 AM Re: Eponyms of Treachery and 'Indolence' inselpeter 03/22/01 02:39 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction teresag 04/23/01 01:39 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction musick 04/23/01 02:14 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction Marianna 03/14/01 10:37 AM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/14/01 03:04 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction wwh 03/11/01 11:43 PM Re: Turing Machine AnnaStrophic 03/11/01 11:51 PM Re: Eponyms from fact and fiction doc_comfort 05/08/01 06:30 AM 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 (), 597 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 ddrinnan 1 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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