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#1 armagh

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Posted 19 June 2013 - 05:10 AM

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(204,33,39);]ale knight, n.[/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(204,33,39);][‘ A person who frequents public houses; a drunkard.’][/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]Pronunciation:[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;] Brit.[/color] /[/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ˈ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]e[/color][/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ɪ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]l n[/color][/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ʌɪ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]t/,  U.S.[/color] /[/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ˈ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]e[/color][/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ɪ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]l [/color][/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ˌ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]na[/color][/font][color=#000000;][font="'times new roman';"]ɪ[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]t/[/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]Etymology:[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;] <  [/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]ale[/color][/font] [font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]n.[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;] + [/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]knight[/color][/font] [font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]n.[/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]Probably originally a humorous formation; compare e.g. [/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]knight of the carpet[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);] at [/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]carpet[/color][/font] [font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]n.[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);] 2c[/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;], [/color][/font][font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]carpet-knight[/color][/font] [font="georgia, serif;"][color=rgb(91,133,177);]n.[/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;] Now [font="georgia, serif;"]hist.[/color][/font] and [font="georgia, serif;"]arch.[/font][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]  A person who frequents public houses; a drunkard.[/color][/font]

[font="georgia, serif;"][color=#000000;]Particularly common in the 16th cent.[/color][/font]

 

 



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Posted 19 June 2013 - 05:21 AM

can you get knighted for this?



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Posted 19 June 2013 - 05:45 AM

Nothing better than "well oiled" armor



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Posted 19 June 2013 - 06:04 AM

can you get knighted for this?

Yes, it's also referred to as a DUI. :D





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