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Rammalation biscuits
What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? In researching Rogation Days, I see, repeatedly, that at the end of "beating the bounds," i.e., walking the boundaries of the parish, the congregation feasted on "ganging beer and Rammalation biscuits." I assume that "ganging beer" is a corruption of OE "gangen" and simply means the beer you drink at the end of a walk. But I can find nothing in the OED or elsewhere about Rammalation biscuits.
Gene Montague
Wake Forest, NC
USA
Gene Montague
Wake Forest, NC
USA
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[nq:1]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? , ... drink at the end of a walk.
- [nq:1]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"?
- , ...
- drink at the end of a walk.
- [/nq] A corruption of "ambulation"?
- Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"?
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[nq:1]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? In researching Rogation Days, I see, repeatedly, that at the end of "beating the bounds," i.e., ... drink at the end of a walk. But I can find nothing in the OED or elsewhere about Rammalation biscuits.[/nq]
A corruption of "ambulation"? Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"? Rogation rambulation would trip off the tongue. Just guessing.
Phil C.
A corruption of "ambulation"? Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"? Rogation rambulation would trip off the tongue. Just guessing.
Phil C.
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[nq:1]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? In researching Rogation Days, I see, repeatedly, that at the end of "beating the bounds," i.e., ... drink at the end of a walk. But I can find nothing in the OED or elsewhere about Rammalation biscuits.[/nq]
There's an old dialect word, in OED, "rammel" which means brushwood, especially from tree that have been trimmed. Maybe it derives from there.
There's an old dialect word, in OED, "rammel" which means brushwood, especially from tree that have been trimmed. Maybe it derives from there.
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[nq:2]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? In researching Rogation Days, I see, ... find nothing in the OED or elsewhere about Rammalation biscuits.[/nq]
[nq:1]A corruption of "ambulation"? Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"? Rogation rambulation would trip off the tongue. Just guessing.[/nq]
On second thoughts, more likely a corruption of "perambulation". COD9 gives perambulate as "b fo
[nq:1]A corruption of "ambulation"? Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"? Rogation rambulation would trip off the tongue. Just guessing.[/nq]
On second thoughts, more likely a corruption of "perambulation". COD9 gives perambulate as "b fo
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[nq:2]What are/were "Rammalation biscuits"? In researching Rogation Days, I see, ... find nothing in the OED or elsewhere about Rammalation biscuits.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's an old dialect word, in OED, "rammel" which means brushwood, especially from tree that have been trimmed. Maybe it derives from there.[/nq]
That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash
[nq:1]There's an old dialect word, in OED, "rammel" which means brushwood, especially from tree that have been trimmed. Maybe it derives from there.[/nq]
That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash
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[nq:2]A corruption of "ambulation"? Perhaps by asociation with "ramble"? Rogation rambulation would trip off the tongue. Just guessing.[/nq]
[nq:1]On second thoughts, more likely a corruption of "perambulation". COD9 gives perambulate as "b formally establish the boundaries of (a parish etc.) by walking round them."[/nq]
Ah. I like that one.
John Dean
Oxford
[nq:1]On second thoughts, more likely a corruption of "perambulation". COD9 gives perambulate as "b formally establish the boundaries of (a parish etc.) by walking round them."[/nq]
Ah. I like that one.
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]There's an old dialect word, in OED, "rammel" which means brushwood, especially from tree that have been trimmed. Maybe it derives from there.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash or junk.[/nq]
Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also bas
[nq:1]That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash or junk.[/nq]
Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also bas
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[nq:2]That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash or junk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Curses!
I've been afflicted with a hybrid of Stuck Tune Syndrome and Fixed Idea Syndrome since the first
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Curses!
I've been afflicted with a hybrid of Stuck Tune Syndrome and Fixed Idea Syndrome since the first
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[nq:2]That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash or junk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
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[nq:2]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga ... yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
[nq:1]Who put the bomp In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? Who put the ram In the rama lama ding ... bop shoo bop shoo bop? Who put the dip In the dip da dip da dip? Who was that man?[/nq]
Rama and Lama (with short "a")? Dip? It's probably based an old shepherds' fol
[nq:1]Who put the bomp In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? Who put the ram In the rama lama ding ... bop shoo bop shoo bop? Who put the dip In the dip da dip da dip? Who was that man?[/nq]
Rama and Lama (with short "a")? Dip? It's probably based an old shepherds' fol
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[nq:2]That's a word I've not heard since I were a nipper. My father used it to mean trash or junk.[/nq]
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Much too upmarket, me duck.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire, England
[nq:1]Is that the origin of "ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong"? If so, is "shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom" also based on old Nottinghamshire dialect?[/nq]
Much too upmarket, me duck.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire, England
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