JCat
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It's times like these that you begin to wonder on the origin of words.
For example, the word "potholes." According to pothole.info, it's "where a river or stream has cut a similar hole in the bed, about the size and shape of a cooking pot." Yes, there is a site called pothole.info. Lol.
And according to the OED, the origin of "pot" in this context is not clear. It "may be from the Old Swedish potter, meaning 'a hole, well or abyss'."
Personally I like "abyss." It seems appropriate for what I ran over today at 60 mph.
For example, the word "potholes." According to pothole.info, it's "where a river or stream has cut a similar hole in the bed, about the size and shape of a cooking pot." Yes, there is a site called pothole.info. Lol.
And according to the OED, the origin of "pot" in this context is not clear. It "may be from the Old Swedish potter, meaning 'a hole, well or abyss'."
Personally I like "abyss." It seems appropriate for what I ran over today at 60 mph.
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