coloraday  +  702719 Sun, 26 Apr 09 09:05 PM 1.tack about 2.Gads-bud 3.eringo 4.fulsamick 5.uncomatible 6.zoons Thanks coloraday

	Best answer by Mr Wordy  +  702838 Sun, 26 Apr 09 11:02 PM They'll be from an old book again. My guesses:   1. Tack about -- Nautical term meaning to veer from one direction to the other by adjusting the sails. Possibly used figuratively.   2. Gads-bud -- Some sort of oath, like "Good God". "Gads" is probably euphemistic for "God's"; could "bud" be for "body"? I'm guessing...   3. Eringo -- A type of plant: see http://www.onelook.com/?w=eringo   4. Fulsamick -- Old spelling of "fulsamic", meaning fulsome, probably in the sense of loathsome. See http://www.onelook.com/?w=fulsamic   5. Uncomatible -- Unattainable; inaccessible. See http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:Ash25LkSTcIJ:prometheus.frii.com/~gnat/oed.cgi%3FWORD%3Duncome-at-able   6. Zoons -- Some sort of oath, I'd guess. Mr Wordy

	Best answer by Clive  +  702842 Sun, 26 Apr 09 11:12 PM  Hi, 2. Gads-bud -- Some sort of oath, like "Good God". "Gads" is probably euphemistic for "God's"; could "bud" be for "body"? I'm guessing... God's blood.     6. Zoons -- Some sort of oath, I'd guess. Zounds. (a contraction from the oath 'By God's wounds'.)   It sounds like someone heard these words in a historical movie, and wrote them down with incorrect spelling.   Clive Clive

	Grammar Geek  +  702747 Sun, 26 Apr 09 09:29 PM coloraday, can you please give the context in which you read these words? Only the first has any meaning - as a sailing term, I believe. The others are not real words at all.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Context

	Mr Wordy  +  702857 Sun, 26 Apr 09 11:24 PM Clive “It sounds like someone heard these words in a historical movie, and wrote them down with incorrect spelling.”     Hi Clive   Thanks for the clarifications. These are the original spellings -- at least according to the edition of Congreve's Comedies at http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2J6Rfz5sBQwC (I'm guessing from Coloraday's earlier posts that this is the source).     Mr Wordy Spelling, Writing

	coloraday  +  703846 Mon, 27 Apr 09 01:05 PM Mr Wordy “I'm guessing from Coloraday's earlier posts that this is the source” Yes,you're right . I'm reading The Double Dealer by William Congreve. Thanks for your answers. coloraday