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Re: [DL] Old West grammar/etymology question



that's great..but....
what the heck's a "gewgaw"
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> \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.
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> courtesy of dictionary.reference.com
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