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Originally Posted by DanieLoche
Ow... okay then.... I just discovered that this word also exists in french the same way..!
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That doesn't surprise me, it's a loan word, basically - initially Arabic or Indian I believe. I don't think
any western-European culture has actually
used animals that such a contraption could be used on, let alone needed to come up with
their own word for it.
It's not exactly
common word, I'll grant you!
I just happen to be a
massive history nerd, so it's fairly familiar to me.