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Morphology of mobster, gangster, webster, hipster

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Origins and meaning of, “Ham and Egg it”?

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To which 'court' does 'courtyard' refer?

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Etymology: of unknown origin

Where does the phrase "wild horses won't keep me away" come from

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How does the word "enjoin" come to have two opposite meanings?

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How did "stiff" mean cheating someone?

Go out into the world - The Tempest?

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Is there a connection between the words "illicit" and "elicit"?

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Origins of "schoolboy error"

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verbs ending in -en

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Why is "quintal" 100 pounds?

Please explain the answer of a joke: "hors d'oeuvre"

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Origin of "fail spectacularly"

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Please help me understand why "put up with" means "stand, endure"

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The meaning of mathematics from an etymological point of view

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When did British and American English split on "in future" vs. "in the future"?

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Why does "how" not follow the structure of the other interrogatives?

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Whence the phrase, "in short order"?

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Etymology of close |kləʊz| (klōz) & close |kləʊs| (klōs)

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