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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread spruik #143922 06/13/05 11:38 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 T TenorTom OP stranger OP TenorTom stranger T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Just looking online about spruik and got lots of Dutch websites which contain this word. I don't speak Dutch, but it seems that the etymology of this word must originally somehow come from there. Also the German word Spruch refers to a saying or pat response would seem to come from the same root word. My Webster's unabridged says it's an Australian word. Any ideas out there? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted spruik TenorTom 06/13/05 11:38 AM Re: spruik maverick 06/13/05 12:11 PM Re: spruik lanisusan 06/13/05 01:21 PM Re: spruik maverick 06/13/05 03:31 PM Re: spruik lanisusan 06/14/05 12:40 PM Re: spruik Butterfish 06/30/05 06:07 AM Re: other word tsuwm 06/30/05 06:29 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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