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  • 131rescue — c.1300 (n. and v.), from stem of O.Fr. rescourre, from re , intensive prefix, + escourre to cast off, discharge, from L. excutere to shake off, drive away, from ex out + cutere, combining form of quatere to shake (see QUASH (Cf. quash)) …

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  • 132squash — {{11}}squash (n.) gourd fruit, 1640s, shortened borrowing from Narraganset (Algonquian) askutasquash, lit. the green things that may be eaten raw, from askut green, raw + asquash eaten, in which the ash is a plural affix (Cf. SUCCOTASH (Cf.… …

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