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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 16:55:47 +0200
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On 08/04/2025 14:00, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> 
> My first draft did indeed give 'lakh', but in the light of 'billiard' 
> the totally fabricated 'pool' and 'snooker' had a (very light) touch of 
> potential for humour. For anyone who hasn't heard of humour, it was very 
> big in the Sixties and to this day still makes occasional appearances 
> for old times' sake.
> 

One thing I miss from all these online etymological dictionaries is the 
reasoning behind some of the origins of words.  For example, the game of 
"pool" is so-called because players bet on it by putting their money in 
a pile - a "pool".  This form of managing a bet comes from an old French 
game "poule" (meaning "chicken") where players put their bet in a bowl. 
Then a chicken is released in the room, and players throw stones at it - 
the first to knock over the chicken, wins the pool!