Kibosh

[Wilson Gray]

On Dec 17, 2004, at 8:46 PM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

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> Here is a more 'plausible' Irish candidate phrase. My dictionary shows
> "caidhp bháis" (again literally "cap of death") with the meaning
> "deathcap
> [toadstool]". Pronunciation should be close to "kye-bosh".

But not close enough, since, e.g. "bháis" is pronounced approximately
"vawsh," not "bahsh."

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> Still, I don't see any reason to accept this as etymologically related
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> the English word.

Neither do I.

-Wilson Gray

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