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Hugh

You beez havin the rong dikshunrys, try Random House...........................!

but no results there for spronnicle.


al·li·sion  [uh-lizh-uhn]  Show IPA
noun Law. 
the striking of one ship by another.
Origin: 
1625–35;  < Late Latin allīsiōn  (stem of allīsiō ), equivalent to allīs (us ) struck at, past participle of allīdere  ( al- al- + -līd-  strike(combining form of laed-;  see lesion) + -tus  past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion


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 [uh-lizh-uhn]  Show IPA
noun Law. 
the striking of one ship by another.
Origin: 
1625–35;  < Late Latin allīsiōn  (stem of allīsiō ), equivalent to allīs (us ) struck at, past participle of allīdere  ( al- al- + -līd-  strike(combining form of laed-;  see lesion) + -tus  past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion


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Colin



From: HUGH 
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 2:41 AM
To: BitList 
Subject: Re: [BITList] Mathematics

Colin,

There is no "allision" in either of my dictionaries. Words made up by US 
lawyers (or any other kind) should not be admissible in courts of law. One 
of the very few made up words I recognise is "spronnicle", invented by a 
friend and I to describe any obscure convoluted bit of stainless steel on 
the shelves of a yacht chandler.  Useful in phrases like, "Arrrr - 
spronnicle be grottened."  Grottening is something that happens to 
spronnicles - I won't go into it here.

Hugh. 


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