tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post1580963803071156861..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: "Severe Course of Sprouts"Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-21966583429561778252012-01-13T07:31:58.730-07:002012-01-13T07:31:58.730-07:00MW says:
course of sprouts
Definition of COURSE ...MW says:<br /><br />course of sprouts<br /><br />Definition of COURSE OF SPROUTS<br /><br />: a course of instruction marked by corporal punishment, hazing, rigorous discipline, or grueling tests or by thoroughness or difficulty<br /><br />Origin of COURSE OF SPROUTS<br />prob. so called fr. the use of sprouts as switches in flogging<br /><br /><br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20of%20sprouts<br /><br />Verification word: relicThe Comedianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614188660305910320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-32762777532089796882012-01-13T05:56:43.510-07:002012-01-13T05:56:43.510-07:00Nor can I. I do recall that R.A. Heinlein was fon...Nor can I. I do recall that R.A. Heinlein was fond of it as an expression in his fiction, relating to difficult academic studies.Fidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623013337654868540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-46481048279040294102012-01-12T22:42:58.956-07:002012-01-12T22:42:58.956-07:00OED says "to beat, birch, or flog; to subject...OED says "to beat, birch, or flog; to subject to a course of severe discipline or training"John Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092772204400280948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-75611429359437281282012-01-12T22:17:28.589-07:002012-01-12T22:17:28.589-07:00Merriam-Webster online has it.
These days it soun...<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20of%20sprouts" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Webster online</a> has it.<br /><br />These days it sounds like some sort of vegan toxin-purging therapy...<br /><br />-jJ Greelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547832508551235048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-75322446973451349562012-01-12T22:03:37.236-07:002012-01-12T22:03:37.236-07:00sprout n.¹ [mid-late 19thC] (US) a beating; thus p...sprout n.¹ [mid-late 19thC] (US) a beating; thus put through a course of sprouts, to beat, to flog, to subject to intense, harsh, disciplineDSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141406442979005743noreply@blogger.com