14 October 2018
tumpline
[tuhmp-lahyn]
noun
1. a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person’s back.
Origin of tumpline
Southern New England Algonquian proto-Eastern Algonquian
1790-1800; tump (earlier mattump, metomp < Southern New England Algonquian < proto-Eastern Algonquian *mat- empty root appearing in names of manufactured objects + *-a·pəy string) + line1
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Historical Examples
This is known as a tumpline, and consists of a band of leather to cross the head, and two long thongs to secure the pack.
Camp and Trail
Stewart Edward White
One night one of them ate a piece out of my tumpline, which was partially under my head, while I slept.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
Anagram
punt mile
impel nut
I melt pun
Today’s quote
Never mind about 1066 William the Conqueror, 1087 William the Second. Such things are not going to affect one?s life…but 1932 the Mars Bar and 1936 Maltesers and 1937 the Kit Kat – these dates are milestones in history and should be seared into the memory of every child in the country.
– Roald Dahl
On this day
14 October 1066 – Battle of Hastings. When King Edward of England died, William the Duke of Normandy felt the throne should go to him. Meanwhile, Earl Harold Godwinson (cousin of King Edward) felt the throne was his. The two went to battle with William decisively defeating Harold. The battle changed history as William brought England under Norman rule and stripped the Saxons of their rights. King William I introduced three major changes, firstly, he made himself the principal authority, having executive, judicial and legislative power. (This was replaced centuries later by the Westminster System, which separates these three powers). Secondly, William introduced a new language and culture, by replacing 300 years of Anglo-Saxon culture with a French dialect. Thirdly, he introduced the feudal system in which a plot of land (called a fief) would be given to loyal followers. In 1086, William commissioned a survey of land ownership and taxes owing throughout much of England. The survey listed 13,418 places. While the book originally had no formal title, in the 12th century, William’s great survey became known as the Domesday Book, and later as the Doomsday Book, in light of its comparison to the Final Judgement written of in the Bible. At that time, ‘Doom’ meant law, not ruin or death). William was also known as William the Conqueror and William the Bastard. He stated, ‘I have persecuted its native inhabitants beyond all reason. Whether gentle or simple, I have cruelly oppressed them; many I unjustly inherited; Innumerable multitudes, especially in the county of York, perished through me by famine or the sword‘.
14 October 1322 – Scotland forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat England at Byland, forcing King Edward II to grant Scotland’s independence.
14 October 1947 – American pilot, Chuck Yeager, breaks the speed of sound in the experimental jet, Bell X-1, travelling at Mach 1 and at 45,000 feet.
14 October 1959 – death of Errol Flynn, Australian-born American actor. Born 20 June 1909.
14 October 2012 – Felix Baumgarten, Austrian adventurer, becomes the first man to break the speed of sound while in freefall after jumping from a helium balloon at the edge of space, 39km above the surface of the earth. He reached a speed of 1,342 km/hr (1.24 times the speed of sound). He also broke the record for the highest altitude reached in a manned balloon flight.