Talk:raft
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic collection of floating objects: a group of animals, especially wildfowl
trunc[edit]
Hello, in etymology section, it is written:
- From the Old Norse word raptr, originally meaning 'beam' or 'rafter'. Cognate with rafter, Danish raft (“long trunc”), Old Norse ráfr (“roof”).
What does trunc mean? Pamputt 09:04, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Why exactly "5. (slang, informal) A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately." belongs to etymology 1 and is not derived from etymology 2 => "A large (but unspecified) number, a lot." ?
collection of floating objects: a group of animals, especially wildfowl[edit]
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 mentioned wildfowl not seabirds --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:58, 16 August 2019 (UTC)