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Thread #64772   Message #1061256
Posted By: greg stephens
26-Nov-03 - 07:28 AM
Thread Name: The origin of the word Bully?
Subject: RE: The origin of the word Bully?
There might be a connection with gaelic buachail(sp??), meaning boy or man. But possibly not, as that is more often connected to some Greek root( as in "bucolic") meaning peasant or country person).