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Re: Thieves slang

Joshua Horowitz <horowitz (at) styria(dot)com> wrote:
 
> There were also terms referring to specific instrumentalists, like
> Klappzimmerer for tsimbl players and knutsher for accordionists, etc.  
> 
What's interesting is that the derivation of "Klappzimmer" seems to be
from "Klavicimbel" (harpsichord). But apparently there are no 
borrowings from Romany?

Paul Gifford

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