Hi Veronica, Could you tell me the name of the book and the author please? thanks very much darren ----- Original Message ----- From: "R & V Marissen" <marissen@execulink.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:08 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] cobwebs > Someone was asking (maybe Olive) why we call spider webs cobwebs. I have just finished reading about life in a medieval English village and it mentions that cob is an old word for spider. > > Veronica in Ontario, Homesick for all this lovely Lanky food. > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > To change from List to Digest mode (or vice versa) or from one e-mail address to another, unsubscribe then resubscribe. See http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/LANCSLIFE.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 >