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Ballyhoo, buckaroo, and spuds : ingenious tales of words and their origins Cover Image Book

Ballyhoo, buckaroo, and spuds : ingenious tales of words and their origins / Michael Quinion.

Port out, starboard home (other title)
Quinion, Michael. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 1588342190
  • Physical Description: 280 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books in Association with Penguin Books, 2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.

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Subject: English language > Etymology.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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