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English word origin

Etymology of cor

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
intj

Expression of surprise.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons. · Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure. · A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

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