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if foul is to fowl what is filthy to? ... (Asked by soccerchik) |
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| A 'dirty chicken' is a 'filthy BEAST'....(Answered by chrisviolet4011) | |
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The origin of the word "CHICKEN"? I know it is a domestic fowl but it is the origin of the actual word "CHICKEN" that I need to settle a dispute between two friends ... (Asked by FOSS) |
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| looks like it comes from the germanic word "kiukanam from the word "keuk" which is the root of "COCK". ---- chicken O.E. cycen "young fowl," which in M.E. came to mean "young chicken," then any chicken, from W.Gmc. *kiukinam, from base *keuk- (possibly root of cock, of echoic origin) + dim. suffix. Sense of "cowardly" is at least as old as 14c.; the v. meaning "to back down or fail through cowardice" is from 1943, U.S. slang; as a game of danger to test courage, it is first recorded 1953. Chicken hawk "public person who advocates war but who declined significant opportunity ...(Answered by ☺ Mathew ☺) | |
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if swan is related to pen... then? if swan is related to pen in the same way fowl is related to.....?? a) Den b) Hen c) Men d) Ten ... (Asked by chekku jane) |
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Interesting IQ questions - pls help me in solving this? 1. Nuts is to Bolts a) Field is to Oil b) Iron is to Nickel c) Nitty is to Gritty d) Hard is to Soft 2. if BOMBAY can be written as XZALNA, then how can MADRAS be written in that code? a) DSDKQNPD b) SZQLZC c) RZQCZL d) QNPDDSDK 3. "swan" is related to "pen" in the same way as "fowl" is related to a) Den b) Hen c) Men d) Ten 4. what is the next letter in the following series? T T F S E T S ________ a) S b) N c) T d) F thanks ... (Asked by chekku jane) |
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| 1. B A bit of a guess but a nut goes over a bolt and nickel is used to plate, or go over, iron to protect it. 2. C The word is spelled backward with one letter out of place. 3. B Hen. Swan is male, Pen is female. Fowl is male, Hen is female. 4. B. (N) Nineteen, They are the first letters of prime numbers. Cheers :-)...(Answered by chekeir) | |
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Why doesn't the meat match the animal? When one talks about the meat of fish or fowl, the name of the animal describes the meat...salmon, cod, chicken, duck. However, pigs don't yield pig meat, they yield pork. Cows, beef. Deer, venison. Why is that? ... (Asked by Jess Wundring) |
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| Venison derives from the Latin word Vēnor (-to hunt or pursue). beef is cognate with the modern French bœuf, meaning cow; veal with veau, meaning calf; pork with porc, meaning pig; and poultry with poulet, meaning chicken. A large number of English words come from other languages....(Answered by Lady D) | |
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What was the original "Kock and Bull" story? Where did that phrase come from? Yes, I know it's misspelled, Yahoo isn't familiar with barnyard fowl. ... (Asked by Musicman) |
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| Check out this site for the origin of "C0ck & Bull."...(Answered by kja63) | |
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What is the code in the first artemis fowl book? ... (Asked by futureferenzic) |
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| Go to Artimes Fowl's website and it'll decode it...try not to tell anyone....(Answered by DNA) | |
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Have reenactor question? Can someone tell me what the word FARB or FARBY stands for? I assume its a word formed from the letters of other words, like, SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fowled Up). I know it refers to an Item not historically accurate. ... (Asked by rabbitmedic) |
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| Farb is a derogatory term used in the hobby of historical reenacting for participants who exhibit less commitment to historical authenticity. In addition, the term farb has since been repurposed for other uses, but mainly as a general derogatory term similar to the use of many modern profane terms. The term originates, according to Jenny Thompson, from a contraction of the phrase "Far be it from me...", a prelude to criticizing another reenactor's authenticity. As in "Far be it from me to pass judgement, but your helmet is incorrect."...(Answered by Sean T) | |
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how do you figure out the code for Artemis fowl? ... (Asked by Jeannine W) |
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| Youll find all the codes here: http://artemisfowl.fangathering.com/books_decoded.html :)...(Answered by artemis_fowl_freak) | |
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