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- single word requests - Whats the meaning of she is a real pip . . .
Early instances of 'pip' used in the relevant sense Although Green states that pip in the relevant sense originated as US slang, he also says that its lineage goes back to the 1600s (and presumably to Great Britain), as pippin Green seems to have misgauged the earliest instance of pip in the specific sense of "an attractive woman" by several
- etymology - What is the origin of Pipped at the post? - English . . .
Partridge suggests that pip definition 4 comes from senses 1 and 2 of the same word Specifically, sense 1 of pip is To blackball: clubs': 1880 (Huth's Buckle) Prob suggested by pill v , 1 ["To reject by ballot: 1855, Thackeray, 'He was coming on for election and was as nearly pilled as any man I ever knew in my life '] And sense 2 of
- meaning - What does brought up by hand mean? - English Language . . .
I don't believe this is the meaning at all As the answers below indicate, to bring a young creature up 'by hand' is to rear it without benefit of its mother's milk Young Pip, not understanding this true meaning, interprets it to mean the corporal punishment both he and Joe Gargery receive (Joe being the husband, not another child) –
- Which is correct: coming down the pike or pipe?
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms has an entry on "coming down the pike", and says that it's "based on the literal meaning of pike (a large road)"
- abbreviations - Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page . . .
Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p is used to denote 1 page, pp to denote a range of pages This form of citation is used when you are using brief in text citations
- Pipe invert and obvert: Why is it called invert?
In civil engineering, the words invert and obvert are used in the context of pipe elevations I gather that invert means: interior bottom elevation of pipe, and obvert means: interior top elevation
- Where did the phrase I dont give a rats ass come from?
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- Changes in English names of people
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