what does a buck have to do with a horse? They are supposed to look like bucks' eyes (as in male deer). Horse chestnut trees are not buckeyes, as a real Buckeye can attest. They are probably the same family though.
--- In [email protected], "lev_cissp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> 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 > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
