Mudcat Café message #705137

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Thread #47235 Message #705137
Posted By: Ringer
06-May-02 - 07:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: countries that named themselves
Subject: RE: BS: countries that named themselves

"The same word -scot-", says misophist, "may be related to a term for tax". A term now lost to normal usage except in the phrase "scot-free".