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Thread #24230 Message #275112
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
10-Aug-00 - 01:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Benjamin Bowmaneer
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Benjamin Bowmaneer
It was collected from tradition as "castors away". A.L. Lloyd wondered whether it might mean "hats off", "castor" being a slang word for a (beaver) hat, or perhaps "cast us away". Nobody really knows.