Hold FORTH on the Fourth - Answers1. Furze (maybe from Old English fyrs) is a spiny shrub. Lady Chatterley’s furs left fuzz on the furze.2. It’s a reasoning guide (from William of Occam, or Ockham). Occam’s razor is a guiding principle that the simplest explanation or approach is probably best, and should be tried first (similar to the KISS principle). 3. A cow or deer. Ruminants (from Latin ruminare, to chew cud) are animals that chew their cuds (partly digested food). To ruminate means to think about something, to meditate on it. 4. Ankle bones. The seven bones of the ankle are called tarsi, the ankle is the tarsus, and tarsal is the adjective form. (Origin—New Latin, from Greek tarsos, ankle) 5. A shrub, or moor (sort of a wasteland). Many British songs and tales describe happenings on the heath (from Old English heth, waste land, or a kind of shrub). |
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