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Thread #27027 Message #2078956
Posted By: Jack Campin
16-Jun-07 - 08:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: This Is No My Ain House (Jacobite song)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jacobite rebellion song
The OED says "whig" is attested decades before "whiggamore". Brewer's derivation was the urban folklore one for a long time but seems to be wrong.