> Roderick
> > > the munchkin will go for high-yield prizes-
> > > demanding the +5 Vorpal toenail clippers and
> that sort of thing.
> Jane
> > Hmm.... can you define "vorpal" for me? That
> sounds
> > like a fascinating magical item.
Gavain:
> Comes from Lewis Carol "Jabberwocky"
>
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html
I recognised that reference, yes, thanks, but the link confirms, as I thought, that the word is undefined: probably deliberately so, this being Lewis Carroll. RR was using it as if it had some known meaning to munchkins.
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