Comments on: Dry Run http://www.word-detective.com/2009/07/dry-run/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anonym http://www.word-detective.com/2009/07/dry-run/comment-page-1/#comment-28629 anonym Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:23:47 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1330#comment-28629 I thought it had something to do with running printing presses without ink... I thought it had something to do with running printing presses without ink…

]]> By: Don Frost http://www.word-detective.com/2009/07/dry-run/comment-page-1/#comment-8235 Don Frost Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:03:24 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1330#comment-8235 Now it may just be me, but I was watching Dukes of Hazzard on TV tonite and Boss Hogg used the term "dry run" on there in the episode about him dying (was a mistake) but anyway, I decided to see where the term came from. Thinking about how they were ridge runners during the prohibition I assumed it may have something to do with that. I see that amar was thinking the same thing and it does seem very plausible. Being that the first dictionary appearance was in '41 makes it even more so. I have some shiners still alive in my family and I will look into it more but for now I think it is safe to say "Dry Run" (Dry=Prohibition) means to do a test run with no shine in the car. Now it may just be me, but I was watching Dukes of Hazzard on TV tonite and Boss Hogg used the term “dry run” on there in the episode about him dying (was a mistake) but anyway, I decided to see where the term came from. Thinking about how they were ridge runners during the prohibition I assumed it may have something to do with that. I see that amar was thinking the same thing and it does seem very plausible. Being that the first dictionary appearance was in ’41 makes it even more so. I have some shiners still alive in my family and I will look into it more but for now I think it is safe to say “Dry Run” (Dry=Prohibition) means to do a test run with no shine in the car.

]]> By: amar http://www.word-detective.com/2009/07/dry-run/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 amar Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:23:10 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1330#comment-2785 this is superb! I was speculating that the phrase was a result of the prohibition. so trucks would try and sneak across the border - and dry run to test. this is superb! I was speculating that the phrase was a result of the prohibition. so trucks would try and sneak across the border – and dry run to test.

]]> By: Dale Murphy http://www.word-detective.com/2009/07/dry-run/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 Dale Murphy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:17:35 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1330#comment-2271 In the world of Hydroelectric Power which I frequent, when we have taken a machine off-line for overhaul we run it "in the dry" (that is, without water) as we are testing it to make sure that it won't fly apart with water in it and drown all hands. We call such an effort a "dry run". drm In the world of Hydroelectric Power which I frequent, when we have taken a machine off-line for overhaul we run it “in the dry” (that is, without water) as we are testing it to make sure that it won’t fly apart with water in it and drown all hands. We call such an effort a “dry run”.

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