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Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Thu Jun 12 10:26:02 PDT 2003


Jersey Nuremberg defence Mongolism Guinea pig Dutch auction

wojtek


>
> Here's my two bob's worth:
>
> hamburger,
> gypsy (from Egypt),
> dollar (from some really obscure German place called Taler or
> Daler apparently),
> denim,
> bungalow (Bengal),
> bible (the Phoenician city byblos),
> rugby,
> wellingtons (as in gumboots),
> blarney
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