rando - 31-10-2009 at 04:28 PM
this might be a dumb question but why do we call a collection of kites a "quiver?"
kitejumper - 31-10-2009 at 05:13 PM
because when u fly them u "quiver" all over:P
action jackson - 31-10-2009 at 05:21 PM
I think it is a windsufer term for their sails............aj
bigkahuna - 31-10-2009 at 05:41 PM
Actually, it's an archery term, ie. an archer has a "quiver" of arrows. Several other sports have adopted the term and kitesurfing is one of those
sports.
rando - 31-10-2009 at 06:03 PM
gotcha
kitejumper - 31-10-2009 at 06:13 PM
i knew it was an archery term--i was just messin w ya
rando - 31-10-2009 at 08:08 PM
"because when u fly them u "quiver" all over:P"
the best response by far, lol!
acampbell - 1-11-2009 at 06:58 AM
3. A collection or store; arsenal: a quiver of ready responses.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, variant of Old French cuivre, from Old Low Franconian cocar, probably from Medieval Latin cucurum,
probably from Hunnish; akin to Mongolian kökür.]
Jolt - 1-11-2009 at 09:43 AM
So we've got an arsenal of kites eh?