Is Gordon Ramsay right to use the term plank for an idiot? Literally, a plank is a piece of wood often used in the construction industry There's an expression in English 'as thick as two short planks' which is a negative term for someone who's really unintelligent
american english - Can a 2x4 be referred to as a board? - English . . . 3 I would disagree with the definition of beam being a piece of 2x4" timber Beam is defined as structural timber capable of supporting a floor or roof A 2x4" piece of timber would be nowhere near strong enough to do this
Tea for the Tillerman - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In German Diele (plank) => dielen (to plank) In Old English, þilian is "to plank" (source) In Old Norse þilja (plank, deck) => wich gave Middle French Tille (smaller compartment in a box) => hence our cash till and tillac (deck of a boat in French) Icelandic þilfar (deck) Here is a picture of a Bohuslän carving showing a farmer tilling his
etymology of trammel tramming as used in metalworking A simplified definition is the process of accurately aligning the workpiece, the cutting tool and the various parts of a lathe or mill so that they are all at right angles or parallel before commencing the actual machining process If you want to see the process in action there are numerous videos on YouTube, just search for "tramming"
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 1 I know of several words for this Already mentioned: Boardwalk, wooden (plank) path (Boardwalk is, afaik, derived from "walkway made out of boards", board being an old synonym for plank ) What I haven't seen yet: Log-path or log-road
Does yar (or yarr or yargh) in Pirate English imply an affirmative? "Yarr: v i 1 To growl or snarl as a dog " — Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C G Merriam Co The top definition on Urban Dictionary agrees I think the positive meaning relates to "yare" (Adjective 1 Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move Adverb 1 Soon — Websters) As does this page: According to the Dictionary of English Nautical Language
Who came up with the phrase thunder rolling and how People say thunder rolls but why is it that and who came up with the phrase I came to the thought as i was sitting through a thunderstorm a while back and wanted to know the truth behind it
Which of these is smaller in size: minuscule or tiny? As a point of note, there is absolutely nothing wrong with miniscule, and it might even be preferred to distinguish "small size" from "lower case letter," which OED gives as the primary definition for minuscule (upper-case being majuscule) "Extremely small" for minuscule is definition B2 in the 2002 OED