| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1192 |
| Total number of notes: | 42769 |
Does anyone know the origin of the word "lummox"?
Thanks,
Lynn
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| 971.1 | SMURF::SMURF::BINDER | REM RATAM CONTRA MVNDI MORAS AGO | Tue Jun 02 1992 11:02 | 3 | |
According to Webster's, the answer to your question is a negative.
I could speculate that the word derives from "cLUMsy OX."
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