"oral sex" among the Victorians + postil(l)ion

[Chris Waigl]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:45:15 +0000, neil typed:

> The first definition in my SOED for 'venereal' gives:
>
> 'Of or pertaining to, associated or connected with sexual desire or
> intercourse.'
>
> Infection only makes its appearance at definition 2. Possibly also
> the case in French dictionaries!

Well, yes, I know -- I didn't even seriously consider "vénérien".
Some connection to Max Weber seemed so much more logical, for some
obscure reason.

Chris Waigl