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What is the origin of this expression , used by boys when they wish for a while to be excused from a game ? It is very common ; but I have never seen it explained . C. C. B. I GOVERNMENT OFFICES , 1818.
What is the origin of this expression , used by boys when they wish for a while to be excused from a game ? It is very common ; but I have never seen it explained . C. C. B. I GOVERNMENT OFFICES , 1818.
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Can any reader oblige with information respecting the origin of this family ? The name is spelt in various ways . I think the name came in with the Normans , and was at one time Travers , Trevers , and Trivers .
Can any reader oblige with information respecting the origin of this family ? The name is spelt in various ways . I think the name came in with the Normans , and was at one time Travers , Trevers , and Trivers .
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And it is further interesting to learn that the same Phrygian word is the origin of the English verb to bake ; from which it follows that bake and wig are both playful variations of the same word , and are both of Phrygian origin .
And it is further interesting to learn that the same Phrygian word is the origin of the English verb to bake ; from which it follows that bake and wig are both playful variations of the same word , and are both of Phrygian origin .
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