Message-ID: <10158681.1075858928605.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:01:46 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--redd Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Wordsmith X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst redd (red) verb tr. 1. To set in order. 2. To clear. [From Middle English redden, to clear, to put in order.] noun The spawning area or nest of a fish, especially a trout or a salmon. [Origin unknown.] "Stalking steelhead on shallow-water redds is a lesson in patience and accurate casting. A noisy footfall or the splash of hurried wading can spook these fish." Dave Richey, Steelhead Gives Ride of Lifetime, The Detroit News, Apr 22, 2001. This week's theme: yours to discover. ............................................................................ We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld, writer (1613-1680) Bulletin board: http://wordsmith.org/board Online chat: http://wordsmith.org/chat AWADmail: http://wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail.html Archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/redd.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/redd.ram