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Thread #6258 Message #847266
Posted By: DG&D Dave
14-Dec-02 - 07:41 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Old Miner (from Maddy Prior)
Subject: RE: Maddy Prior's Lyrics: The Old Miner
Just a bit of pedantry.
Trepan has two meanings.
the most common usage is to cut a disc out of something, often used in brain surgery, but also to cut a circular shaft, as in mining.
The other, more obscure, usage is to set a trap. As entrap is an anagram of trepan, I originaly thought that it was a spelling mistake!
There is an obscure Victorian song entitled "It was my cruel parents that first did me trepan". I am never too sure which meaning of the word this refers to, but I hope its the second.
Happy hunting. Dave.