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Re: [OM] brassing

Subject: Re: [OM] brassing
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 06:54:46 -0500
Nope, didn't see that phrase. But the OED is not a very good guide to modern usage or American usage.

Joel W.

At 08:56 PM 6/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:
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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