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A = B = AB (Posted on 2004-02-10)

Oleomargarine is what margarine was originally called, sometimes shortened to 'oleo'. This makes it one of a select few: words which can be broken into two words, so that each of the two and the original word are synonymous. That is: oleomargarine = oleo = margarine. Can you find another two English words that share this property?

Submitted by pleasance

Rating: 3.5000 (6 votes)

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My original two answers were:
taxicab = taxi = cab;
pussycat = pussy = cat.
Of the many suggestions, I think bathtub and quagmire are very good. Manservant is strecthing it just a bit...

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Subject	Author	Date
A and B	Math Man	2013-11-22 11:27:13
even (a couple) more answers	Dej Mar	2012-05-02 14:19:35
some more answers	K Sengupta	2007-04-14 13:24:08
puzzle solution	K Sengupta	2007-04-14 13:20:03
re(2): Out of all the responses so far ......	Penny	2004-02-13 12:20:33
re(2): Out of all the responses so far ......	Penny	2004-02-12 20:58:37
re: Out of all the responses so far ......	Brian Wainscott	2004-02-12 16:42:53
Out of all the responses so far ......	Brian Smith	2004-02-12 09:07:34
re(4): Huh?? (re: Two more)	fwaff	2004-02-12 06:07:53
re(6): Huh?? (re: Two more)======> SK	Ady TZIDON	2004-02-11 21:26:22
re(5): Huh?? (re: Two more)	SilverKnight	2004-02-11 16:29:14
re(4): Huh?? (re: Two more) servAnt	Ady TZIDON	2004-02-11 16:10:21
re(3): Huh?? (re: Two more)	SilverKnight	2004-02-11 14:37:16
re(2): Huh?? (re: Two more)	TomM	2004-02-11 14:20:53
re: Castle of Greyskull	Penny	2004-02-11 14:18:57
re: Castle of Greyskull	MarcAllen	2004-02-11 14:16:26
Castle of Greyskull	MarcAllen	2004-02-11 14:14:34
another	Happy	2004-02-11 14:08:10
re: Huh?? (re: Two more)	SilverKnight	2004-02-11 12:31:10
Huh?? (re: Two more)	Sam	2004-02-11 12:08:10
Also there is....	Penny	2004-02-11 08:12:32
re(2): simple	SilverKnight	2004-02-11 07:58:40
Three more	Penny	2004-02-11 07:36:16
More possibilities	Penny	2004-02-11 07:05:05
Two more	Penny	2004-02-11 06:02:21
re: simple	Sam	2004-02-11 00:28:48
simple	paul	2004-02-10 21:59:17
one idea	Eric	2004-02-10 21:38:44

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