I never claimed that "crib" and "bach" were words specifically made up in Zild. They've just been suborned to colloquial usage. The AHD has this to say about crib: (Haven't I heard that expression somewhere else?)

crib (krib)
n.
1. A bed with high sides for a young child or baby.

2. A small building, usually with slatted sides, for storing corn.
(a) A rack or trough for fodder; a manger.
(b) A stall for cattle.
(c) A small crude cottage or room.
Slang. One's home.

So, Keven, the usage you have heard was perfectly correct.

For bach, however, there appears to be no dictionary entry which equates to "house" or "small house". Maybe it's an original usage? Perhaps tsuwm, with his access to more authorative dictionaries, can find one more closely related to house.




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