feed dogs?

I got hit with a question today too. Friend/quilter doing a Noah's Ark quilt asked me if there was really only two of 'each kind'. Nope. I showed her Genesis 7:2. "Take with you seven of every kind..." I'll bet you don't believe me. Polly

Not sure if this is why, but my grandmother (who taught me how to sew on her "red eye" treadle over 50 eyars ago) once explained that feed dogs were named such because they have little teeth.

-Irene

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 06:46:40 -0500, Roberta wrote (in article ):

What a boring answer! I was hoping for some really fun, colorful story.

Maureen

That sounds more like me and the stray cat society here in the 'hood. You have me dusting off Bibles here this morning. I know never to argue with people about Bible stuff. Taria

I got hit with a question today too. Friend/quilter doing a Noah's Ark quilt asked me if there was really only two of 'each kind'. Nope. I showed her Genesis 7:2. "Take with you seven of every kind..." I'll bet you don't believe me. Polly

well, that sounds reasonable to me. thx, Taria

Not sure if this is why, but my grandmother (who taught me how to sew on her "red eye" treadle over 50 eyars ago) once explained that feed dogs were named such because they have little teeth.

-Irene

I like dogs better than cogs too. Thanks Roberta

Googled, and it's apparently a corrupti>DD asked why feed dogs are called feed 'dogs'. Anyone know?

It's a boring answer. A dog, in engineering, is a tool that stops movement of something by obstructing it or moves that something by engaging the object to be moved and pulling it along by clamping pressure (between the dogs and the presser foot).

Other kinds of dogs include shutter dogs to hold hurricane shutters open or closed, hatch dogs in a boat, and bench dogs, which hold a piece of wood to a woodworker's bench.

Kay

It's a boring answer. A dog, in engineering, is a tool that stops movement of something by obstructing it or moves that something by engaging the object to be moved and pulling it along by clamping pressure (between the dogs and the presser foot).

Other kinds of dogs include shutter dogs to hold hurricane shutters open or closed, hatch dogs in a boat, and bench dogs, which hold a piece of wood to a woodworker's bench.

Kay