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Ghads, urban dictionary is shall we say, unique!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dinch

chaffinch

Is there a millifinch that flies around on hundreds of little wings and has huge pointy teeth?

:wah:

William Van Drinch

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A pretty little picture.......

spot;1002766 wrote: Is there a millifinch that flies around on hundreds of little wings and has huge pointy teeth?


The closest I can think of is an acre-inch. It do'n't fly though. [milli-; acre-; measurements].

OpenMind;1002876 wrote: The closest I can think of is an acre-inch. It do'n't fly though. [milli-; acre-; measurements].


It must have been a different name then. There's a huge scary picture of one in a Mog book.

I checked, it's not a millifinch. It's a combination of a mouse, a dog and a bird and it exists in "Mog in the Dark" by Judith Kerr. It flies like a bird, has the body of a dog and the head of a mouse. Mog doesnt like it. Mog is a cat.

spot;1002908 wrote: It must have been a different name then. There's a huge scary picture of one in a Mog book.



I checked, it's not a millifinch. It's a combination of a mouse, a dog and a bird and it exists in "Mog in the Dark" by Judith Kerr. It flies like a bird, has the body of a dog and the head of a mouse. Mog doesnt like it. Mog is a cat.


You have the advantage on me there as I don't have a copy of said book. Maybe when Arabella's old enough to sit still long enough for me to read to her. On the other hand, sounds a bit scary for a bedtime story - I'm not surprised Mog doesn't like it.

There's a thing. I wonder what the etymology is for mog. I've always called cats moggies since I was a little kid. But I've never thought about the source of the term.

A contraction of Margaret from the Middle Ages that ended up only used on cats and never on girls or women.

CHINCH

I reckon that's 32. Better than INTH anyhow.

Congratulations Chonsi, you get the medal this time.

spot;1003594 wrote: A contraction of Margaret from the Middle Ages that ended up only used on cats and never on girls or women.



CHINCH



I reckon that's 32. Better than INTH anyhow.



Congratulations Chonsi, you get the medal this time.


It must have been a very common name for cats back then for it to stick.



I forgot to add hawfinch in my last post.

This post, I shall add flinch. (Chonsi gets to keep her medal though.)

pinch

Flinch was Idgie's, pinch was Carolly's.

I didn't know we were keeping a log of previos posts:-5

squinch

Cow Patty;1004014 wrote: I didn't know we were keeping a log of previos posts

squinch


Ah. You know, it never crossed my mind that we were doing anything but finding all the words.

I shall clarify the intention if I start another.

Squinch, rare though the word is, was Idgie's. I'm informed there's a squinch in Salisbury Cathedral and that it can also be used to mean parsimonious.

chaffinch

Definition of chaffinch

n. - A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch

Cow Patty;1004020 wrote: chaffinch

Definition of chaffinch

n. - A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch


See post 53.