[lbo-talk] "tool" redux

Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Sat Sep 15 11:11:19 PDT 2012


On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:35:48 +0000 (UTC) 123hop at comcast.net wrote:


> a. A person used by another for his own ends; one who is, or allows himself to be, made a mere instrument for some purpose; a cat's-paw.

I bet this is coincidental. Note that few of these examples shows the absolute usage of the term -- it's always the tool of somebody. The ones that are seem explicitly metaphorical.

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