Difference between revisions of "Like yoxen at the turnpaht"
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| − | boustrophedon (like | + | * '''yoked oxen''' → boustrophedon ("turning like oxen in ploughing"), a form of writing in which alternate lines are read in opposite directions; so called because this manner of writing resembles the manner in which oxen plough a field → [[furrowards, bagawards]] → [[ALP|ALP's]] letter, it appears, was written in this manner |
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | * '''turnpath''' ?? | ||
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| + | * '''towpath''' | ||
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| + | * '''turnpike''' | ||
Latest revision as of 04:53, 6 May 2007
- yoked oxen → boustrophedon ("turning like oxen in ploughing"), a form of writing in which alternate lines are read in opposite directions; so called because this manner of writing resembles the manner in which oxen plough a field → furrowards, bagawards → ALP's letter, it appears, was written in this manner
- turnpath ??
- towpath
- turnpike
