came across this gem from medievalists the other day. as care systems lurch into crisis in the uk it's worth a read and considering where the notions of hospitals and what they were for, came from
lounge (v.) to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon. 1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length," The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881; in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912, originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
came across this gem from medievalists the other day. as care systems lurch into crisis in the uk it's worth a read and considering where the notions of hospitals and what they were for, came from
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