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Unusual U.S. Place names 7 – Pipestone
PIPESTONE – (Pipestone County) Minnesota
Named for stone quarried
for hand-carved calumet pipes
Ritual peace pipes
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Selangor
Obscure words explained 94. – kitch
Unusual U.K. place names 78. – Babcary
BABCARY, Somersetshire
Site of Wimble Toot
Glastonbury Zodiac
Bronze-age round barrow
Note: Toot derived from Old English tot meaning, a lookout point.
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Obscure words explained 81. – cavil
CAVIL
Blow against the fur*
he cavils at all I say
only to find fault
Note: To blow against the fur comes from the practice of furriers to blow against a pelt to find imperfections.
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Obscure words explained 80. – cacoethes
Obscure words explained 75. – morpheme
Unusual U.K. place names 65. – Uttoxeter
UTTOXETER, Staffordshire
Varied history
Luttuc’s homestead on the heath
Roman garrison
