Have others come across this word? I've just been introduced to it by the woman who runs this website: http://home.talkcity.com/LibraryLawn/shoecabbage/ Not sure what I think of it! Lynne M Lynne Murphy Lecturer in Linguistics School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QH UK phone +44-(0)1273-678844 fax +44-(0)1273-671320