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Thread #91222 Message #1733753
Posted By: Rapparee
05-May-06 - 10:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Origins of the word 'spaw'
Subject: RE: BS: Origins of the word 'spaw'
I thought it came from an old SW Ohio answer:
"Who's that over there in the bushes with Maw?" "Jis' Paw."
Which was pronounced "Ji spaw."
That is to say, "Spaw" in the guy in the bushes with Maw.