On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 07:14:19 -0800, the renowned Eric R Snow
wrote:

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:55:39 GMT, "Randy Replogle"
wrote:


"George" wrote in message
. ..
(GTO69RA4) wrote:

Other terms that caused me difficulty he 1-off, fur (the stuff that
accumulates in a kettle or hot water heater), proud (Something that's
too large), Solder (not sodder). There's more but I can't think of
them.



I've never understood "one-off". Seems like it should be "one-of (a kind)".
Maybe it was originally? BTW, I've only seen "swarf" on the net.
Randy

I don't know, but always figured it came from cutting "one off" a
larger piece. For example cutting a piece off a metal bar or a wood
board.
ERS

No one seems to know for sure. We discussed this back in August over
at alt.usage.english, with no real conclusive result:

http://tinyurl.com/4xyju (view complete thread)




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