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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: On "orphaned" words.
Message-ID: <1896@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 01:14:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  9 01:14:18 1985
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Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
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Summary: 

A discussion group at SDC turned up the case of SAKE (as in "for the
sake of").  I don't think it's ever used outside of this context.

Sake originated as a term for lawsuit or quarrel or fighting cause.

--Lee Gold