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English word origin

Etymology of flosh

Compare German Flösse (“trough in which tin ore is washed”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped.

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

Compare German Flösse (“trough in which tin ore is washed”).

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A flush or flash (marsh or pool of water).

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

Middle English flosche; see flush (“marsh, pool”) and flash (“(marshy) pool”) for more.

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