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To: cgbg

Blackmail origin?
“ mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail ‘tribute, rent’, from Old Norse mál ‘speech, agreement’. “

34 posted on 06/26/2020 5:56:42 PM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)

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To: waterhill

I believe my Jacobite ancestors landed us in America for this behavior.....

35 posted on 06/26/2020 5:59:50 PM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)

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