(http://profiles.yahoo.com/guymorgan2001) Guy Morgan wrote: >>> I believe you told me @ Coppermill that "Harnser" is a country name for >>> "Owl" is that right?
>>Nope. It means "heron". >Interesting hat the shakespeare qoute " he can't tell a hawk from a >handsaw" which means IIRC - from a heron is more comprehensible if you >subsrtitute harnser for heron. Harhser corrupted to handsaw. My understanding of Stratford Bill's words are that the hawk refers to a plasterer's hawk, the square board fixed to a dowel type handle beneath that is use to hold the plaster during application. Such a tool would be commonly seen with a handsaw on a building site. But I do like Guy's interpretation. Regards, Dave H [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
