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Message board > WOD September21 SCOBBERLOTCHER
WOD September21 SCOBBERLOTCHER
Anna P
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WOD September21 SCOBBERLOTCHER
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What do YOU think SCOBBERLOTCHER is?
as well as my numerous attempts at finding an unused word.
Can �t wait to read more! |
21 Sep 2011
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rpellicano
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This is a hard one! I �ll start with the preffix SCOB. Maybe it �s a snob person saying SCAB, or covering. Berlotcher kind of sounds like the way gradma called a brooch, a berloque. So, a scobberlotcher would be the outside of a brooch. COBBER could also mean that a cobbler was involved so it would be a broock made by or better, worn by a cobbler.
Now, don �t ask me (force me?) to contribute to the picture of the day. What are my relatives doing there?
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21 Sep 2011
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valentinaper
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I think that cobber is simply another word for copper. Also, a lotcher is a person who does something...a lot! So, a scobberlotcher is a person who works at a mine and digs out lots of copper! |
21 Sep 2011
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