In 'Revenger,' what does 'cove' come from?
In Alastair Reynolds' Revenger, which is set some tens of millions of years in the future, the characters have new nicknames for things.
Usually the derivation is pretty obvious, "grey" for brains, "gen" for intelligence. But I can't figure out where "cove" for a single person came from. Anyone is a cove, whether they live on a ship or a habitat.
What does it come from?
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In Alastair Reynolds' Revenger, which is set some tens of millions of years in the future, the characters have new nicknames for things.
Usually the derivation is pretty obvious, "grey" for brains, "gen" for intelligence. But I can't figure out where "cove" for a single person came from. Anyone is a cove, whether they live on a ship or a habitat.
What does it come from?
alastair-reynolds
asked 20 mins ago
Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
78221225
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In Alastair Reynolds' Revenger, which is set some tens of millions of years in the future, the characters have new nicknames for things.
Usually the derivation is pretty obvious, "grey" for brains, "gen" for intelligence. But I can't figure out where "cove" for a single person came from. Anyone is a cove, whether they live on a ship or a habitat.
What does it come from?
alastair-reynolds
asked 20 mins ago
Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
78221225
In Alastair Reynolds' Revenger, which is set some tens of millions of years in the future, the characters have new nicknames for things.
Usually the derivation is pretty obvious, "grey" for brains, "gen" for intelligence. But I can't figure out where "cove" for a single person came from. Anyone is a cove, whether they live on a ship or a habitat.
What does it come from?
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alastair-reynolds
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Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
78221225
asked 20 mins ago
Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
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Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
78221225
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Azor AhaiAzor Ahai
78221225
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