Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 19:35:24 11/15/01
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On November 15, 2001 at 22:23:24, Alan Grotier wrote: > >It is not a computer chess "club" >Please explaine to me how this is a "club".Please explaine the word"club > >Rather a forum for the higher initiated.Let's talk Hydrauliques!Yes > >Let's do battle over the board.Just 1700ELO but will not give in. Main Entry: 1club Pronunciation: 'kl&b Function: noun Etymology: Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo club Date: 13th century Usage: often attributive 1 a : a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon b : a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games c : something resembling a club 2 a : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover b plural but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with clubs 3 a : an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically; also : a group identified by some common characteristic b : the meeting place of a club c : an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage d : NIGHTCLUB e : an athletic association or team - club.bish /'kl&-bish/ adjective Main Entry: 2club Function: verb Date: 1593 Inflected Form(s): clubbed; club.bing transitive senses 1 a : to beat or strike with or as if with a club b : to gather into a club-shaped mass 2 a : to unite or combine for a common cause b : to contribute to a common fund intransitive senses 1 : to form a club : COMBINE 2 : to pay a share of a common expense Under the verb form, meaning 1a fits nicely, don't you think?
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