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chained_bear commented on the word awantibo
"'I wonder whether you saw your potto...'
'I saw one, sure... but I was unable to bring him home.'
'In that case I have one aboard the Cestos, if you would like her. But I am afraid she is only the Calabar kind, without a tail: an awantibo. A she-potto. I thought of you at once when I saw her in the market.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 235
March 18, 2008
sionnach commented on the word awantibo
"I saw one, sure .."? This doesn't seem like 19th century speak to me. But that one awantibo on image search does have a fairly cute foxy face, to make up for its acaudal state.
April 15, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word awantibo
I think it's short for "to be sure."
Kind of like the Shakespearean-era "Sure we thank you" (Henry V), which with a modern inflection would be "Sure, we thank you" (and still sound stupid).
April 15, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word awantibo
...Awantibo, awantibo, awantibo, and awantib now...
April 15, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word awantibo
Wait, isn't that part of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" lyrics?
April 15, 2009