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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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