Cord = a musical cord?
Wrangle = to manipulate or wrangle, like a term for a type of
cowboy, a wrangler?
Oh Wangle, related to Wanker or Wangle? To wangle it up? Wanker
is related in a way to the term "Jerk" namely to Jerk something
of a intimate nature.
Cord of wood?
Wangle, wrangle, dangle are they related words?
Hum..
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Bleackley" <Peter.Bleackley@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:09 AM
Subject: What is a cordwangle?
> The word "cordwangle" is found frequently in folk songs
collected by the
> famous folklorist and singer Rambling Syd Rumpo, and performed
by him
> during the 1960s on the BBC radio programme "Round the Horne".
It appears
> to have been an implement of some significance in rural
England at some
> point in the past, but the exact meaning of the word is now
lost. However,
> it occurs to me that such an assembly of amateur and
professional linguists
> as we have here might be able to reconstruct the meaning from
known facts.
> These I will document for your edification -
>
> A cordwangle is usually found in the possession of a
cordwangler, but at
> sea may be found in the possession of a nurker.
> A cordangle may be hung upon a line. However, if it is of poor
quality,
> this may lead to others sneering at it.
> A cordwangle may be masked by the grunge upon one's splod.
This,
> unfortunately, can ruin the cordwangle.
> A cordwangle can be bent, but this as inadvisible, as one may
break it in
> this manner.
> Young couples are sometimes described as plighting their
cordwangles.
> An old man's cordwangle might make an ugly sight.
>
> What can we deduce from this?*
>
> Pete
>