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Re: CHAT: Hawaiian Money (was Re: NATLANG/FONT: the euro & 01.01.02)

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Saturday, December 15, 2001, 2:10
In a message dated 12/14/01 5:06:53 PM, anstouh@YAHOO.COM.AU writes:

<< Is `buck' short for something? (`Buck' is also valid in Aussie English.) >>

    Buckskin.  Perhaps there was a time when the skin of a buck was worth a
dollar?

-David

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