Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:19 pm
Abuckesky? Is that even a word?
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Proof positive that it is "Avalest".Main Entry: lest
Pronunciation: 'lest
1:Function: conjunction
Etymology: Middle English les the, leste, from Old English thy l[AE]s the, from thy (instrumental of thæt that) + l[AE]s + the, relative particle
for fear that -- used after an expression denoting fear or apprehension <worried lest she should be late> <hesitant to speak out lest he be fired>
2: Function: noun
Etymology: Jan "Lester" Oort died 1992 Dutch astronomer
: a spherical shell of small orange frozen bodies believed to surround the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto and from which some are dislodged when perturbed (as by a passing star) to fall toward the sun as comets