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Comments on Etymology

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1. GERALD COHEN: Origin of shyster revisited: issue of the identity of Cornelius W. Terhune ..................................... 2

For reference: Summary of the 'shyster' story: 'Professor Spends 6 Years Discovering Origin of Word' (Rolla Daily News, August 1, 1984) .................................... 5

2. GERALD COHEN: Drub 'beat severely'- correctly suspected to derive from Arabic, but let's specify it derives from the past participle madrub, not the past tense <;daraba. ...........................11

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