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what did hobie sorrell mean?
hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans that is perplexing. I'm almost sure I know what he meant. "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????????? this term is not in the oxford english dictionary so I'm assuming it is an americal colloquialism. can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term? (and, groan, I know I'm vulnerable to you pulling my leg) Stealth Pilot Australia |
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what did hobie sorrell mean?
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Stealth Pilot wrote: hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans that is perplexing. I'm almost sure I know what he meant. "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????????? this term is not in the oxford english dictionary so I'm assuming it is an americal colloquialism. can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term? (and, groan, I know I'm vulnerable to you pulling my leg) Stealth Pilot Australia No colloquialism here, mate; it's a typo, plain and simple, and I have no idea what he meant to write. |
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On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 09:19:56 -0800, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Stealth Pilot wrote: "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????????? No colloquialism here, mate; it's a typo, plain and simple, and I have no idea what he meant to write. It's a possibility he meant "Fricative" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fricative While it's used in speech, the definition has to do with forcing air through a narrow channel. Just a guess, mind you.... Ron Wanttaja |
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("Ron Wanttaja" wrote)
It's a possibility he meant "Fricative" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fricative While it's used in speech, the definition has to do with forcing air through a narrow channel. So I'm reading what Ron W posted and...it loops me over to aerodynamics. Hmm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fricative A particular subset of fricatives are the SIBILANTS (sometimes referred to as stridents). When forming a sibilant, one still is forcing air through a narrow channel, but in addition the tongue is curled lengthwise to direct the air over the edge of the teeth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibilant THE TERM: The term sibilant is often taken to be synonymous with the term strident, though this is incorrect - there is variation in usage. The term sibilant tends to have an articulatory or aerodynamic definition involving the production of aperiodic noise at an obstacle. Strident refers to the perceptual quality of intensity as determined by amplitude and frequency characteristics of the resulting sound (i.e. an auditory, or possibly acoustic, definition). Montblack "Have Mouse - Will Travel" |
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what did hobie sorrell mean?
Allmost tight.
"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message ... hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans that is perplexing. I'm almost sure I know what he meant. "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????????? this term is not in the oxford english dictionary so I'm assuming it is an americal colloquialism. can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term? (and, groan, I know I'm vulnerable to you pulling my leg) Stealth Pilot Australia |
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:56:49 -0500, "James R. Freeman"
wrote: Allmost tight. "Stealth Pilot" wrote in message .. . hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans that is perplexing. I'm almost sure I know what he meant. "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????????? this term is not in the oxford english dictionary so I'm assuming it is an americal colloquialism. can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term? (and, groan, I know I'm vulnerable to you pulling my leg) Stealth Pilot Australia I think you're correct. looking at Ron's reference I'd rewrite it as "as required, to make a snug fit" learn something new every day. Stealth Pilot |
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what did hobie sorrell mean?
See below ............latin .....to rub Reference American Heritage® Dictionary fricassee Frick, Henry Clay CONTENTS · INDEX · ILLUSTRATIONS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. fricative SYLLABICATION: fric·a·tive 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. -- Ian Kentish in Bendigo AU 36:46:13 S ---- 144:15:466 Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that , you,ve got it made ! And a fine beer can be judged by one sip but it's better to be sure !!! "Stealth Pilot" wrote in message ... hobie sorell wrote something in the description of his Guppy plans that is perplexing. I'm almost sure I know what he meant. "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????????? this term is not in the oxford english dictionary so I'm assuming it is an americal colloquialism. can any of you guys give me the american meaning of the term? (and, groan, I know I'm vulnerable to you pulling my leg) Stealth Pilot Australia |
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