"hat"

[Victor Steinbok]

Speaking of hats, "hat-tipping" is listed as a compound under hat n.
with no definition. "Hat-tip" is given a definition, but not one one
would have expected today:

> hat-tip n. the circular piece of stuff used to line the crown of a hat.

Where's the blogging sense of "hat tip"--the one often designated by "h/t"?

     VS-)


On 9/3/2012 2:09 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is it evolution or simply broadening?
> How is "broadening" not evolution?
>
> --
> -Wilson

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