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Run of the Mill Origins

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 9, 2018 · Add Comment

Clementine, a young caller from Omaha, Nebraska, wonders why we use the term run-of-the-mill to describe something ordinary. The expression originates world of manufacturing, where a run of the mill is the entire run of things being produced, whether it’s lumber or bricks, including defective products. This sense of the word run as an overall [...]

Shards and Sherds

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 25, 2014 · Add Comment

Broken pieces of pottery, commonly known as shards, are also referred to as sherds by professional archaeologists. This is part of a complete episode.

Etymology of Bisque

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 21, 2009 · Add Comment

How did the term bisque come to mean “an unglazed piece of ceramic work”? Does it have anything to do with the kind of bisque that might be served in a ceramic bowl? This is part of a complete episode.

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