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Re: An Etymological Dictionarie of Historic Beekeeping Terms
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Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:04:09 +0100
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Hi Peter

> Another term that I would be curious about is "eke". Was it a noun or a verb
> first?

I do not know which came first but I suspect the verb did,

There is also 'nadir' which was  straw ring that went under a skep to 
increase it's volume.

Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://www.dave-cushman.net (http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman)
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