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<P>Wasn't the gun named after one of the kids on the Flintstones? ;-) <BR><BR>lilEnd <BR>who was looking for an excuse to try to post to Chinook <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > >From: "Alan H. Hartley"<AHARTLEY@D.UMN.EDU> <BR>> > > >Reply-To: "Alan H. Hartley"<AHARTLEY@D.UMN.EDU> <BR>> > > >To: CHINOOK@listserv.linguistlist.org <BR>> > > >Subject: Re: drum, to drum <BR>> > > >Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 14:55:00 -0500 <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > >The OED says "The name given during the South African war, 18991902, to <BR>> > > >the Maxim automatic quick-firing gun". Only in the next decade was it <BR>> > > >used "as a representation for a repetitive sound". (All of this is only <BR>> > > >for English, of course.) <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > >Alan <BR></P>
<P>PS This is also a test to see if I can post to Chinook from my Hotmail address now.<BR><BR></P></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html>