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    What type of warship originally got its name from a Dutch word for "basket"?

    Question #76388. Asked by Flem-ish. (Feb 26 07 6:52 AM)


    MotherGoose

    		The corvette (French: a kind of warship, probably from Middle Dutch corf, basket, small ship).

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    Feb 26 07, 7:09 AM
    Flem-ish

    		Excellent.Fast. "Korf" is same word as in "Korffball"."Corf" is an older orthography.

    Feb 26 07, 7:16 AM

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