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Old 05-25-2010, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
I'm not sure I fallow you.
I think the problem is that he was fallowed one time too many.

Main Entry: fallow
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English falwe, falow, from Old English fealg — more at felly
Date: before 12th century
1 : usu. cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season
2 obsolete : plowed land
3 : the state or period of being fallow
4 : the tilling of land without sowing it for a season
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