"quick" and "the quick" = living

[Joel S. Berson]

At 12/27/2009 06:28 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>On Dec 27, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Alison Murie wrote:
>
> > On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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> >> Those sound like different things to me in relation to sports
> >> (though I never watch them).
> >>
> >> Fast sounds like running and quick sounds like making movements to
> >> the side for avoidance or otherwise changing the plan when needed.
> >> Quick can also refer to the mental faculty.
> >>
> >> Benjamin Barrett
> >> Seattle, WA
> >>
> >> On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Michael Sheehan wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Not only is he fast, but he is quick."  [Mickey Redmond}
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Not to mention being alive.
> > AM
> >
>
>Is that meaning still used? I don't think I've ever seen it outside
>of references. BB

The OED draft revision Dec. 2009 has a number of citations for both
adj. and noun between 1932 and 2003.

Joel

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