Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 00:06:42 -0500
From: Wordsmith <wsmith@wordsmith.org>
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--sic
sic (sik) verb tr.
To incite to attack, especially as a command to dog: "Sic 'em!"
[Variant of seek.]
adverb
Thus; so. (Used after an incorrect or unusual word or
phrase to indicate that it has been quoted verbatim.)
[From Latin sic.]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=sic
"Richard Nixon promised to 'bring us together' and sicced Spiro Agnew
and Chuck Colson on his enemies. "
Tom Blackburn; Campaigns Effectively Push the Negatives; The Palm Beach
Post (West Palm Beach, Florida); Nov 1, 2004.
"The man accused of siccing the animal on him, was arrested Wednesday."
Ian Demsky; Man Says Mix-up at Party Led to Dog Attack; The Tennessean
(Nashville, Tennessee); Nov 5, 2004.
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