A Liquid Excretion Product
James Ernest
JErnest at Hendrickson.com
Tue Sep 8 09:53:31 EDT 1998
The Anchor Bible Dictionary article titled "Bible, Euphemisms
and Dysphemisms in" addresses this and other odd expressions.
I wonder whether Marvin Pope didn't have a bit too much fun
writing it.... Seriously, though, it explains quite a few oddities
in biblical prose.
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