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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: "Cohen, Izzy" <Izzy_Cohen AT bmc.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: doven-ing, another Just-So-Story by izzy (humor)
  • Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:16:22 -0500


bearings
9. a horizontal direction expressed in degrees east
or west of ... north ...

The Hebrew word for bear is DoV.
Hence, DoVen-ing.


Except that the word is DAVen

And I think it is Yiddish

You knew that, you were just teasing us....

Shoshanna





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