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   Message 295,791 of 297,461   
   Aidan Kehoe to All   
   Re: Crus, Crures (quod pectus, quod crur   
   11 Jun 24 10:49:49   
   
   XPost: alt.language.latin, alt.usage.english   
   From: kehoea@parhasard.net   
      
    Ar an naoiú lá de mí Meitheamh, scríobh HenHanna:   
      
    > Crus, Crures ("leg") is Not related to Latin crusta (“shell”)   
    >   
    >            https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crustacea  is not related   
    >   
    > Crus, Crures ("leg") is Not related to any word in English or French   
      
   “Crural” exists in anatomy jargon and is used by those who use anatomy   
   jargon.   
   It would not shock me if something similar were the case in French.   
      
   https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22crural%22   
      
    >                 Someone mentioned the word for [bumpy] (?) in French.   
      
      
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   How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’   
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