Re: name for 3 PICK finally?

On Mar 5, 11:23 pm, Elizabeth D Rather <erat...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> m_l...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > Some years passed since I have stopped using Forth... But today I
> > found that I miss a good name for 3 pick.
>
> > : DUP 0 PICK ;
> > : OVER 1 PICK ;
> > : PLUCK 2 PICK ;
> > : ??? 3 PICK ;
>
> > I thought about 3rd and 4th (or third and forth), and even defined
> > them,
> > but could not make myself use them and finally (yes!)
> > refactored the code instead, so that it uses only PLUCK and no 3 PICK.
> > (But if there was a name, the 3pick version would be better.)
>
> > Has anyone finally invented a good name for 3 PICK ?
>
> Unless it's used a lot, it doesn't need a name.  And if it *is* used a
> lot, you need to re-polish your Forth skills.

IMO, a separate idea deserves a name, regardless of how often it is
used.