Re: Donkey's-ear shooting board


"RicodJour" <ricodjour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jun 28, 8:48 pm, "Lowell Holmes" <oak77...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why is a donkey's-ear shooting board called a donkey's ear? :-)

Which brings up a question I have - isn't it a chuting board? The
plane rides in a chute, right?

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Chute
Shoot\, n. [F. chute. See Chute. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An
inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal,
etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or
artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a
channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the
stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also chute, and shute.]
[U. S.]

They say right in the definition that it's an inclined plane. :)

R

I can't argue with that. :-)


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