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Re: where's mav when you need him?!

#145202 07/18/2005 10:39 PM

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maverick

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maverick

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etymonline's quite interesting:

1611, from M.Fr. coillir "to gather, pick," from L. colligere "to gather together" (see collect). Meaning specialized perhaps in nautical usage.

Seems odd since Romeo & Juliet was published somewhere around 1597!

Ron, what does the Obviously Enormous Dick say?

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where's mav when you need him?! AnnaStrophic 07/18/2005 9:31 PM

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