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Re: [DL] Old West grammar/etymology question
>If that is the case then how come we never hear about the new spring
>fangles out of Paris this year?
Maybe because it's an ol' west expression?
Now that one pretty much answered itself, but now for the empiric approach.
fangle
\Fan"gle\, n. [From Fang, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing.]
Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.
courtesy of dictionary.reference.com
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>>I'm just guessing here, but I think 'new-fashion' would be a safe bet.
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>>>Does anyoe have any idea what a fangle is? I'll
>>>clarify by using it in a sentence.
>>>
>>>"He's got one o' them thar new-fangled gatlin' pistols."
>>>
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