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Thread #70781 Message #1210301
Posted By: pavane
19-Jun-04 - 04:41 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: About Keel Boats/ Keel Men-P.D.&Bullies
Subject: RE: Folklore: About Keel Boats/ Keel Men-P.D.&Bullies
I read somewhere that the word CIEL, or was it CEIL? meaning Boat, is reckoned by the OED to be the oldest documented word in the English language