Book 18. (1 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 133 | The View more quotes about expression">expression, for most practical purposes, signifies a certain type of gap, such as, for example, might occur in the edge of a trade ax, or hatchet, for use in drawing nails, an occupation for which the red savages, of course, have little use. |
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Book 18. (7 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 130 | There is no exact translation of the expression 'Hci' from Kaiila, into either Gorean or English. |
| 1 | 131 | This is not all that unusual, incidentally. |
| 1 | 132 | One cannot expect identical regularities in meaning and usage to obtain in diverse linguistic communities. |
| 1 | 133 | The expression, for most practical purposes, signifies a certain type of gap, such as, for example, might occur in the edge of a trade ax, or hatchet, for use in drawing nails, an occupation for which the red savages, of course, have little use. |
| 1 | 134 | It is also used more broadly for a gash, such as an ax might cut in a tree, or for a cut or scar. |
| 1 | 135 | It seems to be clearly in the latter range of meanings that the name belonged. |
| 1 | 136 | At the left side of Hci's face, at the chin, there was an irregular, jagged scar, some two inches in length. |
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There is no exact translation of the expression 'Hci' from Kaiila, into either Gorean or English.
This is not all that unusual, incidentally.
One cannot expect identical regularities in meaning and usage to obtain in diverse linguistic communities.
The expression, for most practical purposes, signifies a certain type of gap, such as, for example, might occur in the edge of a trade ax, or hatchet, for use in drawing nails, an occupation for which the red savages, of course, have little use.
It is also used more broadly for a gash, such as an ax might cut in a tree, or for a cut or scar.
It seems to be clearly in the latter range of meanings that the name belonged.
At the left side of Hci's face, at the chin, there was an irregular, jagged scar, some two inches in length.
- (Blood Brothers of Gor)