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Well, I LIU'd by an alternate route:
Interestingly, although bartleby's thesausus provides a great many terms (by searching "quadroon") "HALF-BLOOD, half-breed, half-caste; mulatto; quarteron or quarteroon [rare], quintroon or quinteron, quadroon, octoroon, sambo or zambo; cafuzo; Eurasian; fustee or fustie [W. Ind.], mestee [W. Ind.], mestizo (fem. mestiza), griffe, ladino, marabou, sacatra [U.S.]; zebrule.", the bartleby's dictionary omits almost all of the less-familiar ones. It does define mestizo: A person of mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and Native American ancestry
However, my Webster's defines "mestizo" specifically as mixed indian and european ancestry.
[Aside: Chrispus Attucks, the first colonial fatality in the American Revolution, is commonly identified as negro or mulatto. I believe however that orignal records show that he was in fact mestizo.]
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interesting thing about "mixed blood" vs. "pure"--
and yes, i am thinking of the more common meaning of pure, and not crossing threads
there are all over the world, populations that tend to remain pure-- island populations (particulary ireland) or ethic, (particulary east europian jews) -- some studies have shown these populations to be the most pure-- almost to a point of being inbred.
and it shows.. these population have a high percentages of inhertable genetic disorders..
the same thing showed up in the pharoahs of egypt, and in the royal families of europe.
the healthiest thing you can do for your children, grandchildren and future generations, is cross breed!
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This lurker now ventures into daylight to ask: what is the history of the word "marijuana" ("marihuana")? A friend thinks "marijuana" was coined by Randolph Hearst (?!), which I doubt; my limited dictionaries say it's of American Spanish/Latin American origin, but also add "?" and give no history of the word's usage. Could someone tell me what the OED has to say about it? - Circumstances make it rather difficult for me to get to the library.
No packages, please! Only information! : )
Thank you,
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Welcome, Tsyganka. I can't answer your question, but will offer a bit of instruction, here, since we have several
newcomers--and this IS meant as a helpful hint, not a chastisement in any way.
I've noticed that quite often, people can't figure out how to start a new thread, so I will explain here. When you go to the index page of a category, say Q & A, you will see a list of all the thread titles that that page has room for (threads that don't get new posts for a while will drop out of sight, but not out of mind--just click on the 1, 2, etc., just below the list).
Just above the list of threads, over to the right, you will see a row of gray and gold icons. The one furthest to the left looks like it has light rays in it--that's the one to click on to start a new thread in that category.
Another suggestion for all newcomers: please do check out the Helpful Hints & FAQs thread in I & A; I have just brought it back up to the top. This is a pretty comprehensive set of helpful things that we old-timers contibuted to, and then Jo and Max organized.
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Welcome aboard, Tsyganka! Why don't you try it: start your first new thread? [stealing the 20,000th post -e] [Edit: just saw that jtd beat me to it; came back here to edit, and found his note below. You *are* quick, jtd!  ]
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I got the 20,000th post in just before you posted, apparently.
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[stealing the 20,000th post -e][Edit: just saw that jtd beat me to it; came back here to edit, and found his note below. You *are* quick, jtd! ]I got the 20,000th post in just before you posted, apparently. Boys will be boys! Next thing you know, they will be playing rock, paper, scissors for the honor of posting number 25,000! [just kidding-e] 
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So I just happened in (but slightly unpunctually) at this auspicious time? Congratulations, jimthedog! Does this mean you've just received a new dictionary? - Not a gold watch and chain, obviously: your timing is excellent!
Thank you, Jackie and Keiva, for the welcome, help, and encouragement. My question has now been succesfully posted as a new thread in Q&A.
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Indo - of mixed Indonesian and European blood.
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they will be playing rock, paper, scissors for the honor of posting number 25,000!If y'all are going to take Angel's suggestion, here's the Official Strategy Guide. http://www.worldrps.com/
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