top | item 21955332 (no title) joshred | 6 years ago Hey quibbler, you defend a castle (not a moat). discuss order hn newest netcan|6 years ago In the spirit of quibbling:Moat: from Medieval Latin mota: “a mound, hill, a hill on which a castle is built, castle, embankment, turf”In the spirit of mixed metaphors: </checkmate>business catchphrase for the 20s: stock your hill with crocodiles ben509|6 years ago I was wondering what the heck dictionary you found that definition in, but then I realized you're conflating the etymology with the definition.
netcan|6 years ago In the spirit of quibbling:Moat: from Medieval Latin mota: “a mound, hill, a hill on which a castle is built, castle, embankment, turf”In the spirit of mixed metaphors: </checkmate>business catchphrase for the 20s: stock your hill with crocodiles ben509|6 years ago I was wondering what the heck dictionary you found that definition in, but then I realized you're conflating the etymology with the definition.
ben509|6 years ago I was wondering what the heck dictionary you found that definition in, but then I realized you're conflating the etymology with the definition.
netcan|6 years ago
Moat: from Medieval Latin mota: “a mound, hill, a hill on which a castle is built, castle, embankment, turf”
In the spirit of mixed metaphors: </checkmate>
business catchphrase for the 20s: stock your hill with crocodiles
ben509|6 years ago