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revinger wrote:

Okay, I gotta ask the etymology of this word. I have seen it from you folks from the "other" side of the atlantic.

What differentiates a "pillion passenger" from just a passenger. Where is the term pillion derived???

On this side pretty much just refer to the lump on back as a passenger or rider.

bob

The American Heritage[suP]®[/suP] Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.2000.



pillion





SYLLABICATION:
pil·lion

PRONUNCIATION:
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n

NOUN:
1. A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle. 2. A bicycle or motorcycle saddle.

ETYMOLOGY:
Probably from Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall, rug, or Irish Gaelic pillín, diminutive of pell, rug, both from Old Irish pell, from Latin pellis, animal skin. See pel-[suP]3[/suP] in Appendix I.

 

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You notice the Irish connection?

 

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Tógann sé seo an briosca.

 

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Redwing. wrote:

exavid wrote:

Tógann sé seo an briosca.

Hey exavid :waving:and keep a biscuit for me. :clapper:

Damn, I thought that meant "I had one too, but the wheels fell off"!