Date:         Sun, 6 Aug 2000 08:56:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Richard Dunsheath <rdunsheath@akamail.com>
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From:         Richard Dunsheath <rdunsheath@akamail.com>
Subject:      Re: I HATE TO SAY - tires
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Donna,

No one is going to get their shackles up, but some may get their hackles up.

Main Entry: 1shackˇle
Pronunciation: 'sha-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English schakel, from Old English sceacul; akin to Old
Norse skokull pole of a cart
Date: before 12th century
1 : something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
2 : something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters --
usually used in plural
3 : a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through
holes in the end of the two arms
4 : a length of cable or anchor chain of usually 15 fathoms

Main Entry: 1hackˇle
Pronunciation: 'ha-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hakell; akin to Old High German hAko hook -- more
at HOOK
Date: 15th century
1 a : one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird b :
the neck plumage of the domestic fowl
2 : a comb or board with long metal teeth for dressing flax, hemp, or jute
3 plural a : erectile hairs along the neck and back especially of a dog b :
TEMPER, DANDER
4 a : an artificial fishing fly made chiefly of the filaments of a cock's
neck feathers b : filaments of cock feather projecting from the head of an
artificial fly
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Regards,

Rich