![]() ![]() It wouldn't be a proper trip to Morristown without playing a round (or several) of disc golf at one of its four championship disc golf courses – no, really, there's a reason why it's called Tennessee's Disc Golf Capital. Morristown is Tennessee's Disc Golf Capital. For an easier path that offers plenty of wildflowers and birdwatching, try the Old Farm Trails. Not sure which trail to pick? While considered moderately difficult, the Point Lookout Trail is a 1.9-mile loop well worth the effort thanks to the awe-inspiring views it offers hikers of Cherokee Lake from 1,460 feet above sea level. With 17 hiking trails – ranging from paths that are safe for beginners to more difficult hikes for the experienced – spanning more than 30 miles within the park, there's a trail for every skill level. While you can have your pick of kayaking, biking and other recreational activities at the 1,444-acre park, we recommend exploring one or more of its many hiking trails that traverse different landscapes and offer a variety of scenic views for visitors to take in. Kick off your weekend getaway with a morning spent surrounded by Tennessee's natural beauty at Panther Creek State Park, which is part of the Cherokee Reservoir in the historic Holston River Valley. The hiking trails at the state park are superb! Visit Morristown Get the latest from It's a Southern Thing by subscribing to our newsletter, where you'll find the latest videos, stories and merchandise. There are some other instances in which words that look like one syllable but are pronounced in two: "aged," "beloved," "blessed," "learned," "naked," "ragged," "rugged," "sacred," "supposed," "wretched," sometimes "striped," and the old poetical usages "cursed," "accursed" and "winged." Cunninghame-Graham, 1914: "It seemed as if my aunt might have gone on for ever, getting a little dryer and her face more peakit, as the years went by." "The Professor at the Breakfast-table" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1860: "He looks peakeder than ever.".Haliburton, 1836: "I am dreadful sorry, says I, to see you … lookin so peecked." Grammarphobia gave some other early examples. That particular meaning may have originated with a couplet from Shakespeare's Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 3), according to the Christian Science Monitor: Weary sev'n nights nine times nine/ Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. We refer to a sickly-looking person as 'peaked' because illness frequently causes weight loss and a haggard, wasted appearance resulting in 'sharp' (i.e., bony) facial features, making the nose, chin, etc., appear to end in sharp points … Lack of proper nutrition can, of course, also lead to a 'peaked' appearance, so advanced age or serious illness are not prerequisites for being 'peaked.'" ![]() "The full definition in the OED … gives a clue to the logic of this 'peaked:' 'Sharp-featured, thin, pinched, as from illness or undernourishment sickly looking.' And there's your answer. So what do any of those have to do with looking sickly?Īccording to Word Detective, its origins are muddled. ![]() As a verb, it mean "to attain a peak of activity," as in "my writing career has reached its peak." (but let's hope that's not the case, right?) Then there is "peak." As a noun, it means the pointed tip of a mountain or object. But it also means to "stimulate," interest or curiosity. But first let's look at the meanings of some other "peaks." Recently a friend who was texting me wrote his interest was "peaked" and I corrected, "pique." He thought "piqued" meant "irritation or resentment." It does. ![]()
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