Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down11
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agoA hassle is a foreign inclusion in a wool top (what is spun into yarn), which is a real hassle to remove. A skanky fleece is a wool fleece that is matted and infested with maggots. The terms date back to the 19rh century.
A hassle is a foreign inclusion in a wool top (what is spun into yarn), which is a real hassle to remove.
A skanky fleece is a wool fleece that is matted and infested with maggots.
The terms date back to the 19rh century.