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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Marabout #193282 09/30/2010 8:46 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 Just a small question on the subject of marabout. I only knew it to be a bird and in the before worldwar II spelling we wrote it as such. Now it is marabou. The Marabouts must have stolen the word from the marabouts, no? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Marabout BranShea 09/30/2010 8:46 PM Re: Marabout Candy 10/01/2010 12:14 AM Re: Marabout zmjezhd 10/01/2010 12:22 PM Re: Marabout BranShea 10/02/2010 5:49 PM Re: Marabout face a vis zmjezhd 10/02/2010 6:13 PM Re: Marabout face a vis zkwaywow 04/26/2013 9:15 AM Re: Marabout face a vis anddrewlee 06/01/2013 1:34 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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