bilbo (was P & Q)

[Wilson Gray]

It's also the Basque name of Bilbao. Spanish retains the older
spelling. This sort of thing is common. Cf. English "chart," with
older-French [tS-], vs. modern-French "charte" [S-].

OT. "Fitzpatrick," late Pulitzer-Prize-winning editorial-cartoonist of
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, once compared the late, American Sen.
Bilbo to Hitler, WRT the former's hatred of blacks.

-Wilson Gray
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:
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> I know it as a type of Spanish sword or sword blade -- a two-edged
> short sword. I've seen it on the labels of a couple of swords hanging
> in HAM.
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> ---Amy W.
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>>What the heck does that last line mean?
>>
>>And what's the history of the name "Bilbo"? Aside from the
>>once-notorious Senator and the famous Mr. Baggins, that is.
>>
>>--
>>Mark Mandel
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