SCLOP

["Geoffrey Dabb" <>]

Excellent Martin.  And what a wonderful word is SCLOP [ ‘Do you mean “scallop”’? ask the uninformed]  As it might not officially be in the language with the meaning we recognise -  ‘(onomatopoeic) to thrust a gum boot quickly  over the head of a goose’ -  it should be adopted forthwith.  It does seem  to be available:

 

 

 

 

From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Thursday, 1 January 2015 9:12 AM
To: Terry Bird
Cc: chatline canberrabirds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Goosed

 

Dear Terry-fied of Turner

 

As usual the answer to most problems is revealed by close study of Footrot Flats .

​

Happy New Year to all

 

Sigmund of Carwoola

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

 

On 1 January 2015 at 06:55, Terry Bird <m("gmail.com","terrybellbird");" target="_blank">> wrote:

Here is another one for all you word experts ! Swooping incidents fall into insignificance compared with a real attack by an angry domestic gander. As a small child in Northumberland I unwittingly entered the driveway of a nearby dairy farm to be confronted by a gaggle of geese honking and hissing in a most threatening manner. At this tender age nobody had told me to stare them down, hold my ground so I turned and ran as fast as my little legs could carry me. A bad mistake as the fearsome gander easily caught up with me, latching on several times to my plump little bottom. A very painful experience., long to be remembered, and as you will have guessed the meaning of the word.

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