--- In [email protected], "Ellen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Speaking of common words that I didn't
> know the meaning of--with all the discussion about state symbols I
> came across Ohio being the buckeye state, and Ohio state team name
is
> the buckeyes. Until last week I had no idea what a buckeye is.
> Turns out it's a tree. Am I the only one who didn't know this?
Actually, when growing up in Western PA, I understood the buckeye to
be the nut which fell from the horse chestnut tree. They were great
for use in slingshots, stringing onto either ends of twine to use as
bolos, stringing together into necklaces (though they did lose their
luster, then start to mold), and a myriad of other uses. They did
not/do not taste good, however. I was very confused about "chestnuts
roasting on an open fire" as something desirable. My father tried to
tell me they were called buckeyes because someone thought they looked
like horse's eyes and they came from a horse chestnut tree, but there
was no white so I thought he was teasing.
Regards,
Lynn
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