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See below ............latin .....to rub
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fricassee Frick, Henry Clay
CONTENTS ˇ INDEX ˇ ILLUSTRATIONS ˇ BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
fricative
SYLLABICATION: fricˇaˇtive
PRONUNCIATION: frk-tv
NOUN: A consonant, such as f or s in English, produced by the forcing of
breath through a constricted passage. Also called spirant.
ADJECTIVE: Of, relating to, or being a fricative consonant.
ETYMOLOGY: New Latin frictvus, from Latin frictus, past participle of
fricre, to rub.
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Ian Kentish in Bendigo AU
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you,ve got it made !
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"Stealth Pilot" <tailwind@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans
> that is perplexing. I am almost sure I know what he meant.
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> "aileron hinge bushings are made from a 1" plastic pipe T.
> turn them to 1"od and cut to 1" lengths.
> they are adjusted for tightness and made installable by cutting a slot
> in them, as required, to make fridicative."
>
> what the hell is the word fridicative?????????
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> this term isn't in the oxford english dictionary so I am assuming it
> is an americal colloquialism.
> can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term?
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> (and, groan, I know I am vulnerable to you pulling my leg)
> Stealth Pilot
> Australia
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