Timeline for Origin of the word "trombone" in the sense of "paperclip"
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| Jul 30, 2012 at 17:47 | comment | added | temporary_user_name | I think you mean "trunk" in English, lol | |
| Aug 20, 2011 at 21:39 | vote | accept | BKaylor | ||
| Aug 19, 2011 at 7:00 | history | edited | F'x | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Aug 19, 2011 at 7:00 | history | suggested | Stéphane Gimenez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 19, 2011 at 3:58 | comment | added | Tipx | Even though it's an official and proper word, I do think they both come from the same source : Elephants! I'm serious by the way. The elephants trump, or trompe in french, is often all curled up, like the shape of a trumpet, a trombone or a... trombone. | |
| Aug 18, 2011 at 23:20 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Aug 18, 2011 at 23:04 | history | answered | Evpok | CC BY-SA 3.0 |