Message-ID: <27146727.1075858928649.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:01:47 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--vug 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 vug (vug, voog) noun A small cavity in a rock, often lined with crystals of a different mineral. [From Cornish vooga cave.] "`Hey, it's a big mountain,' he said. `It's not a question of IF there's another vug. The question is, will we find it?'" Steven Saint, CC&V Mine Digs Deep, The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Aug 14, 2000. This week's theme: yours to discover. ............................................................................ Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions. -Frank Lloyd Wright, architect (1867-1959) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/vug.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/vug.ram