On 13/03/2007 17:41, Rick McCallister wrote:
> Really, and where in the English speaking world does it have that meaning?
>
> */Francesco Brighenti <frabrig@...>/* wrote:
> English dug: 'an udder, breast, or teat of a female animal' (unknown
> origin).
Well, erm, pretty much _everywhere_, actually. "Dug" with the meaning
"teat" is perhaps not commonly run into in everyday speech these days,
but it's nevertheless a straight-up international English word. Check a
dictionary! ;) (for example, online at:
<
http://www.bartleby.com/61/75/D0417500.html>) The online
Merriam-Webster (<
http://www.m-w.com/>) additionally suggests a possibly
Scandinavian origin.
Cheers,
Carl
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