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[Lawrence Bryan]

More hints of Men with Girls.
On Nov 11, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 2:52 PM, David Payne  
> <dpayne1912 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Weird, I was just reading this etymology of furrow, which is  
>> connected to the etymology of pig:
>>
>> O.E. furh "furrow," from P.Gmc. *furkh- (cf. O.N. for "furrow,  
>> drainage ditch;" M.Du. vore, Du. voor; Ger. Furche "furrow"), from  
>> PIE *prk- (cf. L. porca "ridge between two furrows," O.Ir. -rech,  
>> Welsh rhych "furrow"). "Some scholars connect this word with L.  
>> porcus, Eng. FARROW, assigning to the common root the sense 'to  
>> root like a swine.' " [OED] The verb meaning "to make wrinkles in  
>> one's face, brow, etc." is from 1593.
>>
>> See: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
>
> I really blew it on this one.  Another excellent find.  Thanks, David!
>
> Meanwhile ...
>
> "... how I've wanted you, she whispered as paternal plow found its way
> into filial furrow ..." (GR, Pt. III, p. 420)
>
> "... two adorable schoolgirls, twin sisters in fact, in identical
> dresses of flowered voile, with each of the banker's big toes inserted
> now into a downy little furrow as they lie forward along his legs
> kissing his shaggy stomach ..." (GR, Pt. III, p. 467)
>