jerk water , gozen

[Wilson Gray]

On Jun 18, 2005, at 8:12 PM, douglas at NB.NET wrote:

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> "Gossan"/"gozzan" appears in MW3: "decomposed rock or vein material of
> reddish or rusty color resulting from oxidized pyrites called also
> _iron
> hat_"; etymology given as Cornish from a word meaning 'blood'.
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> -- Doug Wilson
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Sounds good to me, Doug. Thanks for doing the grunt work!

-Wilson Gray