On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Foster, Stan wrote:
> It really has two meanings, one is to die as in they all perished at sea. The
> other is often applied to soft materials like rubber and leather when they
> become brittle and dry with age and start to deteriorate and break up. It
> would not be applied to a solid part for example like a shaft or a bearing.
Right - shafts and bearings get "knackered".
:-)
> Stan
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