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RE: [OM] brassing

Subject: RE: [OM] brassing
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 05:58:52 -0700
great movie <g>

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From: dreammoose [mailto:dreammoose@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 8:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [OM] brassing


No mention of 'brassing off'?

Moose

Joel Wilcox wrote:

> Yes, there is an old meaning for "brassing", cited in the OED in usage 
> around 1865, which has a different meaning to brassing in the sense 
> that we use it. There it means the process of applying brass, rather 
> than exposing underlying brass through wear and tear. While it's 
> possible the two usages are related, I would guess the latter is 
> strictly modern, slangy, and non-technical.  Just a feeling.



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