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xpguy Prowler Junkie Posts: 1108 From: Carlsbad, CA Registered: MAR 2004	posted 03-07-2005 10:33 AM How many of these do you know? Scroll down for answers. Bizarre Things You Didn't Know Had Names Rowel Columella Saddle Ophyron Rasceta Purlicue Nittles Ferrule Peen Obdormition Keeper Armsate . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowel: the revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs Columella: the bottom part of the nose that separates the nostrils Saddle: the rounded part on the top of a book of matches Ophyron: the space between your eyebrows Rasceta: the creases on the inside of your wrist Purlicue: the space between the extended thumb and index finger Nittles: the punctuation marks designed to denote swear words in comics Ferrule: the metal band on the top of a pencil that holds the eraser in place Peen: on a hammer, the end opposite the striking face Obdormition: when an arm or a leg "goes to sleep" as a result of numbness caused by pressure on a nerve Keeper: the loop on a belt that holds the end in place after it has passed through the buckle Armsate: the hole in a shirt or a sweater through which you put your hand and arm
pumpkin Prowler Junkie Posts: 7907 From: Las Cruces, NM, USA Registered: DEC 2001	posted 03-07-2005 10:52 AM None.
halicat unregistered Posts: 7907 From: Las Cruces, NM, USA Registered: DEC 2001	posted 03-07-2005 12:38 PM Peen was the only one i got.....
pumpkin Prowler Junkie Posts: 7907 From: Las Cruces, NM, USA Registered: DEC 2001	posted 03-07-2005 12:51 PM To be honest I heard an have a ball peen hammer.
mike82 Prowler Junkie Posts: 305 From: claremore,ok usa Registered: JAN 2004	posted 03-07-2005 09:31 PM got rowel,,,,,,still have my spurs.
Bob Miller Prowler Junkie Posts: 4576 From: Alexandria, Virginian USA Registered: OCT 2003	posted 03-07-2005 09:59 PM Shucks - I thought "Alley Cat" would be on your list!
rsterling78 Prowler Junkie Posts: 286 From: Huntsville, Alabama, USA Registered: MAR 2004	posted 03-07-2005 10:28 PM Armsate: the hole in a shirt or a sweater through which you put your hand and arm Silly me. All these years I've been calling that the "sleeve." Philtrum: the indented space between the nose and the middle of the upper lip.
GenoTex Prowler Junkie Posts: 8492 From: Oakfield, WI, USA Registered: MAR 2002	posted 03-09-2005 12:21 AM been several years now, since I've last seen one.. but I'm sure a lot here know of them... .... small plastic 'cup-holder' from the days when an office plastic cup for your coffee was inverted cone shaped.. the base/holder of that cone cup is a "zarf"... knew ferrule and peen... None of the rest

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