The correct word for the large speaker in speaker cabinet is a woofer, not woofter. According to wordreference.com and others, a woofter is one of the many British slang words for a male homosexual. Unfortunately, it's a not-so-rare surname.
David Sizemore ----- Original Message ----- From: "nancy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:14 PM Subject: [OGD] Re: use of "woofter" > Hello - > I have never knowingly "hurled epithets" at anyone, or > any group. > I was under the impression that we had ascertained > that a 'woofter' was the large sound-generating round > thing in a lound speaker! > My subscription to the Miriam-Webster > 'word-of-the-day' just doesn't include such eclectic > fare. > A thousand apologies - especially to all those who > have just found out the true definition of 'woofter' > and now feel insulted. Perhaps I am myself a > 'woofter.' > Regards - Nancy > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
