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Ahoy, Marina I have just come across a new …

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Ahoy, Marina
I have just come across a new mort- word, namely “mortsafe” which was apparently a metal cage fastened around coffins in the late 18th century in an effort to thwart the activities of grave robbers and body-snatchers.

In a slightly mischievous vein, I would like to ask you to do a bit on “skulduggery” and whether it had anything to do with body-snatching (Digging up skulls and bones).

Your devoted student
Bob

marinas morris also commented

“The back-and-forth play of blades”
That’s what I was referring to by “The Buzzword and Alx Show”
Computer error? No
Operator error? Yes Sorry
Great way to get your attention though; I must remember that

OXO
Bob
What happened there?
Ahoy there, Marina
Could you please investigate the word “repartee”? I don’t quite get how it went from meaning “dishing out rations” to “coming back with a quick and witty reply”.
And if it provokes another edition of the “Buzzword and Alx Show” so much the better.

Your devoted student
Bob
Ahoy there, Marina
Could you please investigate the word “repartee”? I don’t quite get how it went from meaning “dishing out rations” to “coming back with a quick and witty reply”.
And if it provokes another edition of the “Buzzword and Alx Show” so much the better.