Difference between revisions of "Gumpower"
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*'''gum''': sticky substance applied to the back of a stamp, or to the flap of an envelope, to affix and/or seal them | *'''gum''': sticky substance applied to the back of a stamp, or to the flap of an envelope, to affix and/or seal them | ||
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| + | *'''gum power:''' the ability to chew. | ||
*'''gunpowder''' | *'''gunpowder''' | ||
** according to Samuel Lover's 1841 novel ''Handy Andy'', gunpowder was once sold in Irish post offices | ** according to Samuel Lover's 1841 novel ''Handy Andy'', gunpowder was once sold in Irish post offices | ||
** there are possible allusions here to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (in which a King was to be deposed and his offspring installed in his place) and/or to the Easter Rising of 1916 (which also sought to depose a monarchy, and was centered around the Dublin General Post Office) | ** there are possible allusions here to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (in which a King was to be deposed and his offspring installed in his place) and/or to the Easter Rising of 1916 (which also sought to depose a monarchy, and was centered around the Dublin General Post Office) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 21 January 2018
- power
- gumption
- gum: sticky substance applied to the back of a stamp, or to the flap of an envelope, to affix and/or seal them
- gum power: the ability to chew.
- gunpowder
- according to Samuel Lover's 1841 novel Handy Andy, gunpowder was once sold in Irish post offices
- there are possible allusions here to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (in which a King was to be deposed and his offspring installed in his place) and/or to the Easter Rising of 1916 (which also sought to depose a monarchy, and was centered around the Dublin General Post Office)
