Date:  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:02:20 -0700
From:  Peter Richardson <prichard[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Hoosier

Mencken's American Language cites references to a "whoosher," but admits
that that seems far-fetched. Then: "Beyond North America, the most
reliable etymology connects it with hoozer, a Cumberland dialect term
applied to 'anything unusually large.'"

There's a gap there somewhere, maybe a Cumberland one.

Peter Richardson