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From: kreme@netcom.com (Cerebus The Aardvark)
Subject: Re: Get Down to Brass Tacks [was: Re: Burning Houses for Nails]
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allin1@schools.minedu.govt.nz (Steve Caskey) writes:

>In Article <4fe6lm$2cs@styx.uwa.edu.au>
>cooke@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (A Brian Cooke) writes:
>>Cerebus The Aardvark (kreme@netcom.com) wrote:
>>: Actually, the only word that I think comes close to the meaning of sidekick
>>: in modern usage is "squire."  Although squire implies an apprentice
>>: realtionship that sidekick does not.

What I meant was a word that has the meaning of the modern use of
"sidekick."
>>
>>"Squire" is in modern usage?

Yes, but not in it's original meaning.

>Yes.  You need to meet more Poms, squire.  (For the benefit of our Merkin
>readers: the meaning is "mate" rather than "sidekick", and any intimation
>of subordinacy is purely jocular.)


Right.  I meant the historical squire equating to the modern sidekick.  In
the editted portion of my post I was talking about RObin Hood and Little
John and other historical "sidekick" relationships.

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