English is a crazy language. There is no apple nor pine in pineapple. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
Boxing rings are square.
A Guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.