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The Shaggy D.A. |
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Posted: 17:54 - 10 Sep 2021 Post subject: Today I learned... |
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...that sea urchins are called that because hedgehogs used to be called urchins.
Quote: | urchin (n.)
c. 1300, yrichon "hedgehog," from Old North French *irechon (cognate with Picard irechon, Walloon ireson, Hainaut hirchon), from Old French herichun "hedgehog" (Modern French hérisson), formed with diminutive suffix -on + Vulgar Latin *hericionem, from Latin ericius "hedgehog," enlarged form of er, originally *her, from PIE root *ghers- "to bristle" (source also of Greek kheros "hedgehog;" see horror).
Still used for "hedgehog" in non-standard speech in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Shropshire. Applied throughout 16c. to people whose appearance or behavior suggested hedgehogs, from hunchbacks (1520s) to goblins (1580s) to bad girls (1530s); meaning "poorly or raggedly clothed youngster" emerged 1550s, but was not in frequent use until after c. 1780. Sea urchin is recorded from 1590s (a 19c. Newfoundland name for them was whore's eggs); Johnson describes it as "a kind of crabfish that has prickles instead of feet." |
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So why not call sea urchins seahogs?
Or change hedgehogs to Hedgeurchins?
What ever happened to the phrase: KIS? ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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I call them Dave.
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Useless fact:
Maoris like to eat sea urchins (which they call "kina") raw, they dive for them, and then break them open to eat whilst still standing in the waves, fresh as you can get.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 110 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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