@RUTGERS.ARPA:Ridgway.IPCPubs@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA (01/11/85)
From: Ridgway@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA Nimrod was Noah's (of flood-fame) great-grandson, and was known as a great hunter. Consequently, through history and legend a nimrod is a person expert in or devoted to hunting. One of the Enigma Variations of Edward Elgar is named Nimrod.