The first time I ever saw that word was in Churchill's history of WW II, where he warns Pétain and Weygand that relinquishing the French Fleet to the Nazis would "scarify their names for a thousand years of history".
Uhm, the root word of Scarification isn't "scare" it's "scar". In horticulture, it means to damage the outer coating of a seed to encourage germination.
It has other meanings, including Body modification.
The first time I ever saw that word was in Churchill's history of WW II, where he warns Pétain and Weygand that relinquishing the French Fleet to the Nazis would "scarify their names for a thousand years of history".
ReplyDelete(vol. II, "Their Finest Hour", p. 217)
Uhm, the root word of Scarification isn't "scare" it's "scar". In horticulture, it means to damage the outer coating of a seed to encourage germination.
ReplyDeleteIt has other meanings, including Body modification.
Thank god DR doesn't make a scabbler. yet.
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ReplyDeleteYes, but the DR voiceover guy made it sound like their mower would leap out from behind doors and yell "BOO!" at the ground.
Whirling blades do a great job of scare-ing ( or scaring ) me.
ReplyDeleteHmm, a garden implement that terrifies plants into growing...
ReplyDeleteThere's a patent in there somewhere.
1. This is why I don't read your blog with food in my mouth, the two have proven incompatible;
ReplyDelete2. I believe tomorrow after work I shall say, "boo," to my lawn, and see what happens. I mean, just to be safe.