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[Jochen Kunz]

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:24:21 -0400
Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:

[German name Fickeisen]
> How did *that* name come about?
The german (well indogerman, so englich too) word "ficken" in its
original sense means "moving forward and backward" or to grind, rub,
sweep, brush. So a "Fickeisen" would be a tool made of iron like a file.

If you can read German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficken
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tschüß,
       Jochen

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