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** Ritual offerings of food for the dead have been common throughout history, giving rise to early beliefs in an afterlife; the ancient Egyptians gave food to their dead in honor of the god Osiris | ** Ritual offerings of food for the dead have been common throughout history, giving rise to early beliefs in an afterlife; the ancient Egyptians gave food to their dead in honor of the god Osiris | ||
| − | *'''Crumbs:''' see above; by way of the [[P/K split]] and the [[R | + | *'''Crumbs:''' of christmass cake, see above; by way of the [[P/K split]] and the [[L/R split]] |
* '''plumb:''' (''n.'') a bob weight on the end of a plumbline; (''v.i.'') to hang vertically; to work as a plumber | * '''plumb:''' (''n.'') a bob weight on the end of a plumbline; (''v.i.'') to hang vertically; to work as a plumber | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 20 December 2009
- Miss Hooligan's Christmas Cake: (song) "There was plums and prunes and cherries/ And citron and raisins and cinnamon too"
- Ritual offerings of food for the dead have been common throughout history, giving rise to early beliefs in an afterlife; the ancient Egyptians gave food to their dead in honor of the god Osiris
- plumb: (n.) a bob weight on the end of a plumbline; (v.i.) to hang vertically; to work as a plumber
- plumber
- Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye: (song) "With your drums and guns, and guns and drums"
