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I think of it as "The ship foundered on the rocks". Of course I suppose if a fish did the same thing we might have a foundering flounder.
by toadworrier 8y ago
I think of it as "The ship foundered on the rocks".
Of course I suppose if a fish did the same thing we might have a foundering flounder.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agodictionary.com says that flounder may have come from a combination of flounce and founder (back around 1570 or 1580).