nifty to Microblog [email protected]English • 1 year agoAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1567
arrow-up1567imageAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldnifty to Microblog [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoI’d heard the sandwich story before, but had no clew about some of the others!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoSurely, the clew is the corner of the sail where the sheet attaches, but that isn’t important right now
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year ago but had no clew about some of the others! https://www.etymonline.com/word/clue#etymonline_v_13857
I’d heard the sandwich story before, but had no clew about some of the others!
Surely, the clew is the corner of the sail where the sheet attaches, but that isn’t important right now
“Stop calling me Shirley.”
https://www.etymonline.com/word/clue#etymonline_v_13857