Isn't the head of a steam hammer/pile driver also called a Tup? Tuppence stood for two pence in my youth. Wynne ---------- From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2002 8:10 "pm" To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Remember, remember ..... Cathy > About "tupped" -- what an interesting word -- so is the ewe always so > accomodating to drop lambs on the exact date? I think medical science ought > to get on that as I know it's a trick I'd have liked to know. > > Not guaranteed, I guess, but nevertheless pretty accurate or so country folk tell me. I've met a couple of TUPMANs in my time and one can readily work out what their ancestor did for a living - although it fell to me to enlighten one of them. I wonder if 'tuppence' has the same derivation ie the price paid at one time for the ram's service?!! There were once KNIBB shepherds at Charwelton and perhaps they could have told us. Perhaps we have some medical scientists on board? The latest contact from America whom I mentioned is a vet. bfn Alan ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237