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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Fossil words #212700 10/03/2013 2:24 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2 QC EHS stranger EHS stranger Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 2 QC Re "caboodle" I suspect there may be an etymological connection with the German "beutel" meaning bag and commonly used in connection with money -- e.g. Geldbeutel (wallet, money bag). E Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fossil words EHS 10/03/2013 2:24 PM Re: Fossil words deelightfull 10/03/2013 4:47 PM ...many online references for word origins wofahulicodoc 10/04/2013 12:48 AM Re: ...many online references for word origins Faldage 10/05/2013 9:14 AM Re: Fossil words Mary Holbrow 10/12/2013 2:16 PM Re: Fossil words Bazr 06/07/2014 7:20 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

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