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Old 2nd August 2010, 12:45 AM   #8
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Hi Michl,

... pardon my curiousity

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Originally Posted by Matchlock
... the term seems to have arisen in the mid 16th century and probably goes back to the Spanish term mosquito for the stinging insect and soon became especially synonymous for the 'sting' of a hot lead ball....
Can you locate the source of these asumptions?
I heard of a somehow distinct explanation for the term, apparently a solid one but ... we never know


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