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ripov | Folklore/language: Of snickets and ginnels (98* d) | RE: Of snickets and ginnels | 08 Jan 13 |
Maybe, in the days when obstructions to movement were woodlands and heath rather than houses and car-parks, paths, or snickets, were cut (or nicked) through them with snickersnees, which, like vorpal blades, went "snicker-snack"? |