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Early usage, you can take the boy out of the country

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What's the etymology of "pother"?

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Etymology of "bilbo"

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Etymology of "doodah"

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What is the origin of "woof!"?

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What is the origin of "Boxing Day"?

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What is the origin of the idiom/phrase "Heroes never die"?

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Origin and history of "spinning jenny"

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What is the origin of the phrase, “That’s for me to know and you to find out”?

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What's the etymology of "humdinger"?

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What is the origin of "bend the rules"?

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In search of the origins of term censor, I hit a dead end stuck with the greek term, to censor, λογοκρίνω

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Is bludgeon connected with blood or block?

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Squeegee with a squeegee

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Where does the word 'reactionary' come from?

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Is a 'Protagonist' really a thing or is it a misnomer derived from it's opposite 'Antagonist'? [closed]

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Does “syllabus” derive from Greek or Latin?

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Origin of the saying "God must love the poor because he made so many of them"

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Where does the word 'Simoleon' come from?

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Origin of "walking on eggshells"?

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