Thread: Silliness Quiz
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Old 05-04-2012, 05:43 PM   #7470
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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson View Post
I don't have a real quiz ready, but here's a quick question: in modern use "claptrap" means nonsense; perhaps as a euphemism for cr*p. But when it emerged in the 18th century it had a different meaning. How was it used in earlier times?
For a shoddy horse-drawn carriage?
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