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hernesheir commented on the word fickfack
The tough elastic ligament, running along the vertebrae of the back. Synonym: camel's hair. --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841. Cf. fig-fag, fix-fax.
June 13, 2011
sionnach commented on the word fickfack
Oh, come on. Doctor J. is quite clearly just MAKING STUFF UP.
June 13, 2011
bilby commented on the word fickfack
Oh come on, skeptical sionnichnach!
I have a travel rug made of fickfack.
It comes in handae when
I march off up the glen
Bag a Munro and enjoy a light picnicnac.
June 14, 2011
qroqqa commented on the word fickfack
What a silly word. Isn't this what we standard English speakers call the paxwax? And q.v. for alternatives: 'Also called paxywaxy, packwax, faxwax, fixfax, and whit-leather.' I bet that last one is made up.
June 14, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word fickfack
My paxywaxy goes all slacksy every time I read a bilby poem.
June 14, 2011