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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:38:29 GMT -5
A jerkinhead is a roof that is only partly gabled (i.e., only forms part of a triangle beneath its eaves) and is instead levelled or squared off at the top, forming a flattened area known as a hip. Jerkinheads are also known as "half-hipped" or "clipped-gable" roofs.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:38:46 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:38:56 GMT -5
As well as being an old nickname for a walking stick or truncheon, knobstick is an old 19th-century slang word for a workman who breaks a strike, or for a person hired to take the place of a striking employee.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:39:07 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:39:24 GMT -5
Like the haboob, the kumbang is another hot, arid wind, in this case one that blows seasonally in the lowlands of western Indonesia.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:39:51 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:40:04 GMT -5
Okay I made that one up.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:40:44 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:40:57 GMT -5
Lobcock is an old Tudor English word for an idiot or an unsophisticated, clownish bumpkin. Lobcocked is an equally ancient adjective meaning "boorish" or "naïve."
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:41:52 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:42:04 GMT -5
A nestle-cock is the last bird to hatch from a clutch of eggs. It dates from the early 1600s, when it was also used as a nickname for an overly spoilt or pampered child.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:42:21 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:42:33 GMT -5
Nicker-pecker is an old English dialect name for the European green woodpecker, the largest woodpecker native to Great Britain. In this context nicker is probably a derivative of nick, meaning a small cut or scratch.
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:42:46 GMT -5
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Post by Fyson on May 25, 2020 15:42:58 GMT -5
In early 19th century English, boxers were nicknamed nobbers, a name apparently derived from the earlier use of nobber as a slang term for a punch or blow to the head.
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