Difference between revisions of "Have been laid to rust upon the green"
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| − | * ' | + | * '''rust:''' (''Dutch'') rest → Dutch because of the Dutch House of Orange from which the hero of the Irish Protestants', William III (King Billy, William of Orange), came |
| − | * laid to rest: dead and buried → the Orange invaders have been laid to rest | + | * '''laid to rest:''' dead and buried → the Orange invaders have been laid to rest |
| − | * rust turns | + | * '''rust:''' iron oxide → rust turns iron orange |
| − | * | + | * '''rut:''' sexual intercourse among mammals → in this context, '''laid''' also has sexual overtones |
Revision as of 11:10, 20 October 2006
- rust: (Dutch) rest → Dutch because of the Dutch House of Orange from which the hero of the Irish Protestants', William III (King Billy, William of Orange), came
- laid to rest: dead and buried → the Orange invaders have been laid to rest
- rust: iron oxide → rust turns iron orange
- rut: sexual intercourse among mammals → in this context, laid also has sexual overtones
