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Re: Flummery?
Poster: marybeth lavrakas <Marybeth_Lavrakas@med.unc.edu>
(snip) Well, my modern dictionary says:
"...Originally, a soft jelly made by straining boiled, slightly
fermented
oatmeal or flour."
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Fin's post remind me that a good place to check might be the OED (Oxford
English Dictionary--great on defining many out-of-use words, with
sources/quotations sited.
Kathryn Rous
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