1797, from Fr. Canadian trappers' slang, "hiding place for stores" (c.1669), from Fr. cacher "conceal," from V.L. *coacticare "store up, collect, compress," from L. coactare "constrain," from coactus pp. of cogere "to collect".
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
"...she is about to say something..."
"... she is about to say something which her mind has already formulated but which has so far only reached the eyes."
