[PRCo] Re: belgian__block__&__cobble

[John Swindler]

But way "Belgium"?  So what's the rest of the story??

The implication is that such blocks were prevalent as paving in Belgium 
town(s)  at an early date.  The emphasis is on implication.

js


>From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC - <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] belgian__block__&__cobble
>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:50:42 -0800
>
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>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>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
>
>