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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 00:01:24 +1000
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On 02/09/24 22:33, Steve Hayes wrote:

> The OP said (I think quoting a dictionary or some such source) that
> in AmE "papoose" meant a child, but everyone from outside the US
> whose comments I have seen seems to think it means a child holder.

Not me. I knew that "papoose" meant a child, but until this thread I had
never heard of it meaning a child carrier.

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW