saltimbanque

Peter Cash · 03 Nov 1997, 10:37 · from urth-v0005.mbox · original

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From: Peter Cash <cash at rsn.hp.com>
Subject: (urth) saltimbanque
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 10:37:43
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[Posted from URTH, a mailing list about Gene Wolfe's New Sun and other work=
s]

The english analogue to "saltimbanque" would be "mountebank". As
Cristina (?) has pointed out, there's a connotation of quackery or
larceny. However, I believe that "saltimbanque" can also refer to a
table dancer--an entertainer.=20

Sgt. Rock

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