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Thread #43676   Message #639483
Posted By: Rustic Rebel
31-Jan-02 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: Most Recalcitrant Mudcatter?
Subject: RE: Most Recalcitrant Mudcatter?
Recalcitrant- prp. of recalcitare- to be stubbornly disobedient, fr.L, to kick back, fr. re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calc-, calx heel-more at calk] 1. : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 2.a: difficult to handle or operate b. not responsive to treatment c. RESISTANT sym see unruly ant amenable- recalcitrant

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary

Submitted with a smile, Rustic