On 27 November 2013 13:28, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > On 26/11/2013 23:06, TheRandomPast . wrote: > >> I'm stumped. > > > > Good to see another cricketer on the list :) > > May I be bowled enough to suggest that "stumped" doesn't necessarily > imply a background in cricket? > > *dives for cover* >
Surely that should have been "drives for cover" ;) I guess I'll play on ... Before I go look it up, I'm guessing that the etymology of "stumped" is actually coming from the problem of a plough getting stuck on a stump (i.e. can't progress any further). Not much of an issue anymore since the invention of the stump-jump plough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump-jump_plough (Looked it up, my guess is considered the most likely origin of the term). Tim Delaney
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