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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: roustabout wendy #182536 02/11/2009 12:10 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague roust 1658, probably an alteration of rouse. Roustabout "deck hand, wharf worker" is from 1868, perhaps from roust + about, but another theory connects it to Brit. dial. rousing "rough, shaggy," a word associated perhaps with rooster. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted roustabout wendy 02/11/2009 11:47 AM Re: roustabout BranShea 02/11/2009 12:10 PM Re: roustabout O the Umanity 02/11/2009 4:36 PM Re: roustabout LukeJavan8 02/11/2009 5:08 PM Re: roustabout BranShea 02/11/2009 8:32 PM Re: roustabout latishya 02/11/2009 8:47 PM Re: roustabout LukeJavan8 02/12/2009 6:51 PM Re: roustabout The Pook 02/12/2009 9:33 PM Re: roustabout Faldage 02/13/2009 1:48 AM Re: roustabout tsuwm 02/13/2009 2:43 AM Re: roustabout olly 02/13/2009 3:04 AM Re: roustabout BranShea 02/13/2009 8:28 PM Re: roustabout LukeJavan8 02/13/2009 5:14 PM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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