Where Did It Come From? - Part 5 / myLot

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May 27, 2020 3:01pm CST

Bigwig - At one time all men of importance wore wigs in England. It was then presumed that the bigger the wig, the more important the man. Lawyers and judges still wear wigs in England. Undertaker - Undertakers used to be called gravediggers, which alluded to a very unpleasant task. Then they changed it to undertaker because he undertakes this unpleasant task. Undertakers now prefer to be called morticians. Earmark - Things permanently set aside for a definite use are earmarked because English farmers used to notch the ears of their cattle to permanently identify them. Cent - The Latin word centum means one hundred; and there are one hundred cents in a dollar. Varsity - This is just a shortened version of university.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

28 May 20

Undertakers...is that like how garbage men now preferred to be called sanitation engineers? lol

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

28 May 20

Something like that! :-)

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

27 May 20

Interesting facts here, thanks for the knowledge.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

27 May 20

You're welcome. :-)

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

27 May 20

Thanks for the details.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

28 May 20

I've often wondered about the wigs and why they wore them in the first place.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 20

And overtakers, if they are not careful, will sooner or later need undertakers.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (127116)

• United States

27 May 20

Interesting!

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

27 May 20

That is very interesting to know. I am fond of watching British crime stories and the lawyers and judges are using the Bigwig. I didn´t know that the bigger the wig, the more important the person is.

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27 May 20

Wig is something people wear to hide their baldness. Overall it was a good post for me to read new things

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