Re: Jake



On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:42:48 +0000, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)"
<mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:01:45 -0800, irwell <hook@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Give me a brake.

Which of the following types of brake do you have in mind?

A clump of bushes, brushwood, or briers; a thicket.

A baker's kneading-machine.

A heavy harrow for crushing clods.

A lever forming part of the apparatus for boring coal.

An apparatus for retarding the motion of a wheel

et al.

None of the above, though the last one on the list
may apply.
.