Random kenning etymology
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conulySteeple: Old English stepel (Mercian), stiepel (West Saxon) "high tower," related to steap "high, lofty," from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (see steep (adj.)). Also the name of a lofty style of women's head-dress from the 14th century. Steeple-house (1640s) was the old Quaker way of referring to "a church edifice," to avoid in that sense using church, which had with them a more restricted meaning.
(Maybe that's a stretch.)
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China official says Xinjiang's Muslims are happiest in world (LMAO.)
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Date: 2017-08-26 01:46 pm (UTC)I love this! Thanks for posting.
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Date: 2017-08-26 03:44 pm (UTC)