On 2 December 2017 at 16:00, Klingon Word of the Day <kwotd@wizage.net> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, December 02, 2017
Klingon word: pet Part of speech: verb Definition: be welded (together) Source: qepHom 2016
Compare the {petqaD} "bone-knitter, bone-mender" (possibly a pun on "duck tape / duct tape"). Maltz said it was a good word, though sort of technical. (email to Lieven, 2013-12-13) "The surgeon typically injects a combined stimulant and pain killer, before using a {petqaD} to bond broken bones in place and a dermal regenerator to suture any wounds. Typical turn-around times allow an injured crewman to return to his post within seven minutes." (Haynes Klingon Bird-of-Prey manual, p.107) Sometimes called a "bone-knitter" in the Federation; cf. http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bone-knitting_laser , http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bone_regenerator -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>