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Re: Re: really obscure question
--- Ysobelle at aol_com wrote:
> Actually, I was told her name's German for "glue."
> Thus, the very mention
> of it terrifies horses (from whom glue used to be
> made).
Actually I believe the German word for glue (noun) is
leim and the verb form is either leimen or kleben.
The word for horse meat would be a combination of
pferd (horse) and fleischen (meat/flesh).
Keep em comin'! I'm sure we'll figure it out.
Kelvin
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