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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the
sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com |
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Tim Wescott fired this volley in
: Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. Actually, Tim, 'waller a hole' is a regional dialectic of "wallow a hole". And that comes from the noun 'wallow' which is shallow hole (usually in which animals -typically pigs- like to bathe for fun or profit. So, to "wallow a hole" means to just dig one out irregularly, as would a pig trying to make a bathing hole. LLoyd |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:40:42 -0600, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Tim Wescott fired this volley in : Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. Actually, Tim, 'waller a hole' is a regional dialectic of "wallow a hole". And that comes from the noun 'wallow' which is shallow hole (usually in which animals -typically pigs- like to bathe for fun or profit. So, to "wallow a hole" means to just dig one out irregularly, as would a pig trying to make a bathing hole. LLoyd I had considered the "wallow" connection but didn't make the mental leap from there to "make a hole as if you're a pig". It makes perfect sense. And the folks in question would definitely turn "wallow" into "waller" -- I just didn't want to inaccurize the word by trying to "clean it up". So -- do you know anyone else that uses the term? -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:34:12 -0600, Tim Wescott
wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. Don't know the exact etymology but I've heard it often enough. I imagine it comes from "wallow", like wallowing around in a mud hole. And because mud holes are rarely round they must be "wallered, er, wallowed, out". Eric --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Tim Wescott fired this volley in : Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. Actually, Tim, 'waller a hole' is a regional dialectic of "wallow a hole". And that comes from the noun 'wallow' which is shallow hole (usually in which animals -typically pigs- like to bathe for fun or profit. So, to "wallow a hole" means to just dig one out irregularly, as would a pig trying to make a bathing hole. LLoyd Actually Lloyd , the term "waller a hole out" is in common usage both in the northern Utahaha area where I grew up and in west Tennessee where we've lived the last 30 years or so , also in the southern Ozarks where I now live .. -- Snag |
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: So -- do you know anyone else that uses the term? Pretty much everywhere in the deep South, you'll hear it used. And although the Mason-Dixon line might disagree, I'd include 'deep South' to mean just about anything south of southern Ohio on down. Lloyd |
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: Actually Lloyd , the term "waller a hole out" is in common usage both in the northern Utahaha area where I grew up and in west Tennessee where we've lived the last 30 years or so , also in the southern Ozarks where I now live How does that disagree with what I said. "Regional" can cover a lot of regions. If someone has any sort of drawl, they're likely to 1) come from a region where most folks have one, too, and 2) are likely to use that term instead of "wallow". LLoyd |
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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
"Terry Coombs" fired this volley in : Actually Lloyd , the term "waller a hole out" is in common usage both in the northern Utahaha area where I grew up and in west Tennessee where we've lived the last 30 years or so , also in the southern Ozarks where I now live How does that disagree with what I said. "Regional" can cover a lot of regions. If someone has any sort of drawl, they're likely to 1) come from a region where most folks have one, too, and 2) are likely to use that term instead of "wallow". LLoyd Ah , but Utahaha is famous for it's "neutral" accent . And yet ... I'd guess dialectic oddities can be spread out over a number of geographic locales , depends on just where the "settlers" in a particular region came from . -- Snag |
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Straying a little from waller....not born here but been in GA many, many years. Two terms my northern transplant friends enjoy pointing out are use of "fixing" and "mash". One meaning someone who had been made fun of for their drawl might be "fixin'" to apply a severe thrashing and the other refers to pushing the accelerator or selecting a floor on the elevator menu.....mash the gas or mash the button. I know of two guys, one from Kentucky and the other from West Virginia....both use "postes" and "colyums" when talking about the plural of a wood post and columns.
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... Straying a little from waller....not born here but been in GA many, many years. Two terms my northern transplant friends enjoy pointing out are use of "fixing" and "mash". One meaning someone who had been made fun of for their drawl might be "fixin'" to apply a severe thrashing and the other refers to pushing the accelerator or selecting a floor on the elevator menu.....mash the gas or mash the button. I know of two guys, one from Kentucky and the other from West Virginia....both use "postes" and "colyums" when talking about the plural of a wood post and columns. ================ I never quite understood the meaning of ":feature". |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:34:12 -0600, Tim Wescott
wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. I think it may be a universal term. I know it was commonly used by USAF aircraft sheetmetal men on several bases in several countries :-) Commonly used when one drilled several rivet holes and after driving the first rivet discovered that the holes didn't perfectly line up and you can't get the remaining rivets in the holes, so you waller the holes out a bit. -- Cheers, John B. |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in
. 3.70: Tim Wescott fired this volley in : So -- do you know anyone else that uses the term? Pretty much everywhere in the deep South, you'll hear it used. And although the Mason-Dixon line might disagree, I'd include 'deep South' to mean just about anything south of southern Ohio on down. I've heard it often enough in Indianapolis to know what it means. So it's not just the South. |
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On 2014-01-29, Tim Wescott wrote:
The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. I've heard it -- though usually pronounced as "wallowed" rather than "wallered". And I usually interpret it as tilting an electric drill in various directions while running so the hole is made a little larger. The pronunciation is likely influenced by regional artifacts. :-) Enjoy, DoN. -- Remove oil spill source from e-mail Email: | (KV4PH) Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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replying to Tim Wescott , Ryan O. wrote:
tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I have heard the term "wallered out" quite a bit. I am an ASE certified mechanic of 11 years and I have a degree in Automotive Technology (so not shade tree lol). I refrain from using it because I do not want to sound like a redneck. I think it might be more of a dialect-related slang than an actual word. Here in Missouri, people know what it means. I used it recently: "Your door latch mechanism has become wallered out. This is causing too much free play in the latch when the door is closed..." -- posted from http://www.polytechforum.com/metalwo...le-592425-.htm using PolytechForum's Web, RSS and Social Media Interface to rec.crafts.metalworking and other engineering groups |
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On 09/15/2014 2:18 PM, Ryan O. wrote:
replying to Tim Wescott , Ryan O. wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I have heard the term "wallered out" quite a bit. I am an ASE certified mechanic of 11 years and I have a degree in Automotive Technology (so not shade tree lol). I refrain from using it because I do not want to sound like a redneck. I think it might be more of a dialect-related slang than an actual word. Here in Missouri, people know what it means. I used it recently: "Your door latch mechanism has become wallered out. This is causing too much free play in the latch when the door is closed..." It is also known in the High Plains region, anyway; I'd guess most all of the farm country would be reasonably common but that's only from having been familiar to me since childhood on a farm in SW KS. Certainly then was also known in E TN while were there. I have always presumed it's a *******ization/colloquialism derived from _wallow_ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallow -- |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:18:04 +0000, Ryan O.
wrote: replying to Tim Wescott , Ryan O. wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I have heard the term "wallered out" quite a bit. I am an ASE certified mechanic of 11 years and I have a degree in Automotive Technology (so not shade tree lol). I refrain from using it because I do not want to sound like a redneck. I think it might be more of a dialect-related slang than an actual word. Here in Missouri, people know what it means. I used it recently: "Your door latch mechanism has become wallered out. This is causing too much free play in the latch when the door is closed..." Its very common. Its "southern" for: "wallowed" out..which is actually a very clear and concise discription of how the hole was made larger.... http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wallowed - an indolent or clumsy rolling aboutwallow - an indolent or clumsy rolling about; axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" One wallows out a hole with drill bit to make it larger than the drill diameter, Post holes, leather pants belt holes etc etc. Gunner "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." PJ O'Rourke |
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replying to Tim Wescott , Bike Rider wrote:
tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I grew up in Northern Illinois and have lived in various northern places in the US. We always used the term, wallered, to talk about what happen when you have enlarged a hole, like for a bold that uses an allen wrench, that has become worn with usage and the allen wrench slips. Same thing for Phillips head screw and to a lesser extent, slot head screws. -- posted from http://www.polytechforum.com/metalwo...le-592425-.htm using PolytechForum's Web, RSS and Social Media Interface to rec.crafts.metalworking and other engineering groups |
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On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:18:02 +0000, Bike Rider
wrote: replying to Tim Wescott , Bike Rider wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I grew up in Northern Illinois and have lived in various northern places in the US. We always used the term, wallered, to talk about what happen when you have enlarged a hole, like for a bold that uses an allen wrench, that has become worn with usage and the allen wrench slips. Same thing for Phillips head screw and to a lesser extent, slot head screws. It was a common term when I was in the Air Force, the sheetmetal guys used to say things like "just waller out the hole till it fits", meaning to twist the drill around to make it cut a larger hole. I always assumed that it was a corruption of the word "wallow" which can mean "an indolent or clumsy rolling about". -- cheers, John B. |
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On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:53:44 +0700, John B.
wrote: On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:18:02 +0000, Bike Rider m wrote: replying to Tim Wescott , Bike Rider wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I grew up in Northern Illinois and have lived in various northern places in the US. We always used the term, wallered, to talk about what happen when you have enlarged a hole, like for a bold that uses an allen wrench, that has become worn with usage and the allen wrench slips. Same thing for Phillips head screw and to a lesser extent, slot head screws. It was a common term when I was in the Air Force, the sheetmetal guys used to say things like "just waller out the hole till it fits", meaning to twist the drill around to make it cut a larger hole. I always assumed that it was a corruption of the word "wallow" which can mean "an indolent or clumsy rolling about". Definitely from the word "wallow". A hog wallow or a hippo wallow are both sloppy holes, enlarged by "wallerin" around" |
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I'm with JohnB on this one.
Wallow as a noun: a puddle where animals go to wallow an indolent or clumsy rolling about roary motion of an object around its own axis wallow a hole a puddle of mud As verbs: devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usally with pleasure roll around, "Pigs were wallowing in the mud" rise up as in waves be ecstatic with joy delight greatly in Martin - from the Visual Thesaurus:wallow On 9/20/2015 7:53 PM, John B. wrote: On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:18:02 +0000, Bike Rider wrote: replying to Tim Wescott , Bike Rider wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I grew up in Northern Illinois and have lived in various northern places in the US. We always used the term, wallered, to talk about what happen when you have enlarged a hole, like for a bold that uses an allen wrench, that has become worn with usage and the allen wrench slips. Same thing for Phillips head screw and to a lesser extent, slot head screws. It was a common term when I was in the Air Force, the sheetmetal guys used to say things like "just waller out the hole till it fits", meaning to twist the drill around to make it cut a larger hole. I always assumed that it was a corruption of the word "wallow" which can mean "an indolent or clumsy rolling about". -- cheers, John B. |
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On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:53:44 +0700, John B.
wrote: On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:18:02 +0000, Bike Rider m wrote: replying to Tim Wescott , Bike Rider wrote: tim wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolled manner" ("the bolt was loose and wallered out the hole, now it don't fit"), or (with contempt for shade-tree mechanics) "to intentionally enlarge a hole in an uncontrolled manner" ("that deleted just wallered out those holes instead of using a drill bit of the proper size, now nuthin' fits right"). Has anyone else seen this? I'm curious if it was a family invention or if it's a word of real usage. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com I grew up in Northern Illinois and have lived in various northern places in the US. We always used the term, wallered, to talk about what happen when you have enlarged a hole, like for a bold that uses an allen wrench, that has become worn with usage and the allen wrench slips. Same thing for Phillips head screw and to a lesser extent, slot head screws. It was a common term when I was in the Air Force, the sheetmetal guys used to say things like "just waller out the hole till it fits", meaning to twist the drill around to make it cut a larger hole. I always assumed that it was a corruption of the word "wallow" which can mean "an indolent or clumsy rolling about". It also means a rough hole. IE buffalo wallows etc etc |
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On 1/29/2014 10:34 AM, Tim Wescott wrote:
The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole" [...] gummer arsch has wallered his own hole quite a lot the last few years. |
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replying to Martin Eastburn , Ryan O wrote:
lionslair wrote: I'm with JohnB on this one. Wallow as a noun: a puddle where animals go to wallow an indolent or clumsy rolling about roary motion of an object around its own axis wallow a hole a puddle of mud As verbs: devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usally with pleasure roll around, "Pigs were wallowing in the mud" rise up as in waves be ecstatic with joy delight greatly in Martin - from the Visual Thesaurus:wallow Alice in Chains song Sea of Sorrow has the following lyrics in the chorus: "I live tomorrow, you'll not follow As you wallow in a sea of sorrow" -- posted from http://www.polytechforum.com/metalwo...le-592425-.htm using PolytechForum's Web, RSS and Social Media Interface to rec.crafts.metalworking and other engineering groups |
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On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:38:47 -0700, Mohammed was a pedophile
wrote: Path: not-for-mail From: Mohammed was a pedophile Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Etymological question -- "waller" a hole Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:38:47 -0700 Organization: Islam is ****. It really is. Lines: 5 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 02:36:50 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="cf2e3baa3b794ecb7542fefe8d20a64a"; logging-data="492"; "; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/IZAMR1BF+bVm0VepvfMHT" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.2.0 In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:tAW31pymPZidMU8QSUqg+udlp7o= X-Received-Bytes: 1306 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2565226276 On 1/29/2014 10:34 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole" [...] gummer arsch has wallered his own hole quite a lot the last few years. Your just unhappy that I wont let you suck my dick. Sorry pal...unlike you..Im not queer. Not that there is anything wrong with gay people like you. Frankly...no one pays any attention to you swallowing quarts of other mens semen. Its the buffoonery you do here that makes folks cringe. Gunner |
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replying to Tim Wescott, Nickolas Crosby wrote:
Checking in a few years later, but just searched this out when someone poked fun at me saying "wallered out" at work. I'm in Northern Utah and everyone that works construction/fabrication/hotrodshops, etc... all use wallered, not wallowed. Reaming out is commonly used for drilling a hole to a larger size, wallered is for when you really wiggle the drill around to work out the angles like some sort of savage. -- for full context, visit http://www.polytechforum.com/metalwo...le-592425-.htm |
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On 08/08/2016 2:18 PM, Nickolas Crosby wrote:
replying to Tim Wescott, Nickolas Crosby wrote: Checking in a few years later, but just searched this out when someone poked fun at me saying "wallered out" at work. ... And a very good word it is, too! Here we have the remnants of buffalo wallers in native grass that hasn't been broken out (plowed) as another use of the term. -- --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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replying to Tim Wescott, Garth wrote:
So Ive been trying to figure up why the 20 somethings dont know what waller means in Texas. Which leads to ream, gape, and my own word inbiggin. Using the same or bigger paddle bit makes an irregular hole in wood which doesnt match my definition of ream. I use a #40 reamer to match drill #41 holes in aluminum which ends up with far cleaner holes and less burrs than using a 40 drill bit. I also use ream to refer to removing burrs in copper and plastic pipe cuts. Sort of sad not to find waller in the dictionary... -- for full context, visit https://www.polytechforum.com/metalw...le-592425-.htm |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:18:02 GMT, Garth
wrote: replying to Tim Wescott, Garth wrote: So Ive been trying to figure up why the 20 somethings dont know what waller means in Texas. Which leads to ream, gape, and my own word inbiggin. Using the same or bigger paddle bit makes an irregular hole in wood which doesnt match my definition of ream. I use a #40 reamer to match drill #41 holes in aluminum which ends up with far cleaner holes and less burrs than using a 40 drill bit. I also use ream to refer to removing burrs in copper and plastic pipe cuts. Sort of sad not to find waller in the dictionary... I'm sure you'll find it in the Redneck's Dicshunary. "Wallow" is in the rest. -- When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake. -- Stephanie Barron (Something for the Powers That Be to remember, eh?) |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:17:40 -0700
Larry Jaques wrote: snip I'm sure you'll find it in the Redneck's Dicshunary. "Wallow" is in the rest. Read through some of these defs: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Waller More than one way to 'waller' a hole it seems ;-) -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:22:22 -0400, Leon Fisk
wrote: On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:17:40 -0700 Larry Jaques wrote: snip I'm sure you'll find it in the Redneck's Dicshunary. "Wallow" is in the rest. Read through some of these defs: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Waller More than one way to 'waller' a hole it seems ;-) The UD is a hoot, isn't it? I've used it mostly to find out what all the SJW terms meant. -- When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake. -- Stephanie Barron (Something for the Powers That Be to remember, eh?) |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
replying to Tim Wescott, Wizkid wrote:
In Texas we use €śwaller€ť out a hole to refer to tweaking the size of a too-small hole to make it €śjust right€ť (slightly, but immeasurably bigger). I have an English degree but am not too snobby to use a colloquialism when it is fitting and succinct. -- for full context, visit https://www.polytechforum.com/metalw...le-592425-.htm |
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On 2018-10-13, Wizkid wrote:
replying to Tim Wescott, Wizkid wrote: In Texas we use €śwaller€ť out a hole to refer to tweaking the size of a too-small hole to make it €śjust right€ť (slightly, but immeasurably bigger). I have an English degree but am not too snobby to use a colloquialism when it is fitting and succinct. How old is this thread? I seem to remember it popping up several times in the last few years. Enjoy, DoN. -- Remove oil spill source from e-mail Email: | (KV4PH) Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
replying to DoN. Nichols, Murgatroy wrote:
im tryig to get a hole in my countertop enlarged for a new Faucet handle I purchased as a replacement. The new one is too large to fit through the holes for the cold and hot stems. The plumber in North Arkansas says he can use a Dremel tool to wallow out the holes to make the new stems fit. This term was used infrequently in my life to mean exactly that in such circumstances -- for full context, visit https://www.polytechforum.com/metalw...le-592425-.htm |
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On 9/6/2019 10:18 AM, Murgatroy wrote:
replying to DoN. Nichols, Murgatroy wrote: im tryig to get a hole in my countertop enlarged for a new Faucet handle I purchased as a replacement. The new one is too large to fit through the holes for the cold and hot stems.Â* The plumber in North Arkansas says he can use a Dremel tool to wallow out the holes to make the new stems fit. ThisÂ* term was used infrequently in my life to mean exactly that in such circumstances Â* You realize of course that in north Arkansas every CountryBubba(c) with a pickup and a skilsaw considers himself a handyman ... "plumbers" also own a pipe wrench . Guess where I live ? Hint : it ain't Texas . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
"Murgatroy" wrote
in message oupdirect.com... replying to DoN. Nichols, Murgatroy wrote: im tryig to get a hole in my countertop enlarged for a new Faucet handle I purchased as a replacement. The new one is too large to fit through the holes for the cold and hot stems. The plumber in North Arkansas says he can use a Dremel tool to wallow out the holes to make the new stems fit. This term was used infrequently in my life to mean exactly that in such circumstances -- for full context, visit https://www.polytechforum.com/metalw...le-592425-.htm As a kid, when staying with relatives in rural Georgia I was assigned farm chores. The depression the hogs dug in their pen was a "waller". |
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Etymological question -- "waller" a hole
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 11:40:01 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote: On 9/6/2019 10:18 AM, Murgatroy wrote: replying to DoN. Nichols, Murgatroy wrote: im tryig to get a hole in my countertop enlarged for a new Faucet handle I purchased as a replacement. The new one is too large to fit through the holes for the cold and hot stems.* The plumber in North Arkansas says he can use a Dremel tool to wallow out the holes to make the new stems fit. This* term was used infrequently in my life to mean exactly that in such circumstances * You realize of course that in north Arkansas every CountryBubba(c) with a pickup and a skilsaw considers himself a handyman ... "plumbers" also own a pipe wrench . Guess where I live ? Hint : it ain't Texas . And Electricians have a hammer and screwdriver! |
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