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Etymology of Cobwebs
October 10, 2014 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Cobwebs are the same thing as spiderwebs, and they get their name from the old English term coppe, meaning "spider," which turns up in The Hobbit in a poem about an attercop. This is part of a complete episode.
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