This week's theme: words formed by false splitting. auger (AW-guhr) noun
Any of various boring tools resembling a corkscrew, used in carpentry, digging, etc. [From the misdivision of "a nauger" as "an auger". Ultimately from the Indo-European root nobh- (navel) that is also the source of nave, navel, umbilical, omphaloskepsis (navel gazing), and Hindi nabhi (navel).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=auger -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "What is the strangest thing you've seen coming out of the ground? Once I had a T-shirt come out of the ground as we pulled the auger up." Francois Marchand; Q&A with Kathy Fiebich; Edmonton Journal (Canada); Sep 2, 2007. Sponsored by: Why don't we just talk, we chew the fat? Orijinz, a hilarious, fascinating new card game about word and phrase origins. Only $12.95. http://entspire.com Subscribe to any of the French, German, Italian or Spanish Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines and get an extra issue free: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith8 ............................................................................ When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense of gratitude as from a desire to persuade people of our own great worth, that can deserve so much kindness. -Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld, moralist (1613-1680) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/auger.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/auger.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/auger.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
