[1009] in SIPB bug reports
webster diccionary
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Apr 12 18:12:54 1990
From: jmfernan@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 90 18:12:29 -0400
To: bug-sipb@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Cc: jmfernan@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
I get the following, which I think is quite interesting:
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Word: ground
1. grind \'gri-nd\ \'grau.nd\ \'gri-n-din-le-\ vb or ground; or grind.ing
[ME grinden, fr. OE grindan; akin to L frendere to crush, gri]nd, Gk
chondros grain, OE gre-ot grit 1: to reduce to powder by friction (as in a
mill or with the teeth) 2: to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction :
WHET 3: to press with a grating noise : GRIT {~ the teeth} 4: OPPRESS,
HARASS 5: to operate or produce by turning a crank 1: to perform the
operation of grinding 2: to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by
friction 3: to move with difficulty or friction 4: DRUDGE; esp : to study
hard 5: to rotate the hips suggestively - grind.ing.ly av
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What ever happened with "ground n." It look like a software bug to me.
It is not picking up the other (non verbal) entry for ground.
Jose Fernandez
