[PRCo] belgian__block__&__cobble

[James B. Holland]

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Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:43 AM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: T3 in Pittsburgh


--- John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:

 > Wasn't Second Ave. 'Belgium blocks'??

I always heard it as "Belgian blocks" (not that that is much different) 
and yes, I believe Second Ave. was.

 > (and if anyone can explain the background on that term, I'd be glad 
to hear it).


Berry,  Berry  Simple:::::::

Webster's  Third  New  International  Dictionary:::::::


belgian block::    a stone paving block cut as a truncated pyramid with 
base 5 to 6 inches square, depth 7 to 8 inches, and the face opposite 
the base not more than 1 inch smaller than the base;  also ::  any stone 
paving block.


Ok  --  not background, but daffynition.

I-F   they hadn't added those 4 Leetle Werds at the end of the 
definition the  Pick--Nickers  could have a field day eliminating stones 
from the classification according to size  --  or lack thereof!!!!!!!


3Cobble  1a : a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller 
than a boulder often arbitrarily limited by geologists to a size ranging 
from 64 to 256 millimeters in diameter   b : such a stone used in paving 
a street or in other construction

cobblestone  : 3cobble

Webster doesn't give definition of cobblestone beyond seeing 3cobble so 
apparently saying  *cobblestone*  is redundant, not unlike saying  
*cobble__stone__stone.*


Jim__Holland