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    Where did the term "second string" come from?

    Question #81465. Asked by missyusa_1999. (Jun 04 07 1:16 PM)


    mike32768

    		http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/second%20string

    says:

    [Origin: 1635–45 in sense "backup, resort," alluding to a second bowstring...

    Jun 04 07, 1:21 PM

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