tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat May 11 08:15:25 2002
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Klingon WOTD: DaSpu' (n)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, May 11, 2002.
Klingon word: DaSpu'
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boot spike
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 58. On the toe of each high boot, likewise made of animal hide, was a clawlike spike called a {pu'}. The word {pu'} now means "phaser," and the newer meaning probably developed from the older "spike" because of the lightning speed with which one delivered a blow iwth the sharp {pu'}. In contemporary Klingon, the spike on the toe of a boot is always caled a {DaSpu'}, never {pu'} alone.
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