To: Slip18
Good Morning!
Tipple. Topple. Tupple.
Tuppence — Incident in which something has tuppled.
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From my dad’s usage of the word, I always thought the derivation was “tip pile”.
14 posted on
01/07/2008 5:32:15 AM PST by
NicknamedBob
(I had the solution for everything, but it got out of its container.)
To: NicknamedBob
Excellent, NnB!
I've tuppenced before in my early years. But what the heck does "bib" mean. I couldn't find it.
Anyway, you get an A++++ for your post!
16 posted on
01/07/2008 6:08:17 AM PST by
Slip18
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