Date:  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:02:20 -0700
<br>From:  Peter Richardson  prichard[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: Hoosier
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<br>Mencken's American Language cites references to a "whoosher," but admits
<br>that that seems far-fetched. Then: "Beyond North America, the most
<br>reliable etymology connects it with hoozer, a Cumberland dialect term
<br>applied to 'anything unusually large.'"
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<br>There's a gap there somewhere, maybe a Cumberland one.
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<br>Peter Richardson
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