The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #85981   Message #1596426
Posted By: greg stephens
03-Nov-05 - 09:44 AM
Thread Name: Rantipool
Subject: RE: Rantipool
Well, the Shorter Oxford doesnt have "seesaw" or "whirlpool", just the usual badly-behaved, rumbustious kid sort of stuff. And no "wild carrot" either, though that is definitely correct usage as it is in plant books. The OED, alas, is inaccessible to me without going to a large library.