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Nov 9, 2022 · carouse (v.) "to drink freely and revel noisily," 1550s, from French carousser "drink, quaff, swill," from German gar aus "quite out," from gar austrinken; trink garaus "to drink up entirely." Kluge says it was originally the German exclamation accompanying closing time ( Polizeistunde ).
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carousel. (n.) 1640s, "tilting match, playful tournament of...
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Oct 13, 2017 · carousel. (n.) 1640s, "tilting match, playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback," from French carrousel "a tilting match," from Italian carusiello, possibly from carro "chariot," from Latin carrus "two-wheeled wagon" (see car ).
The word carousel originated from the Italian Carosella and Spanish Carosella ("little battle", used by crusaders to describe a combat preparation exercise and game played by Turkish and Arabian horsemen in the 12th century).
OED's earliest evidence for carouse is from 1559, in a text by William Baldwin, author and printer, et al. It is also recorded as an adverb from the mid 1500s. carouse is formed within English, by conversion.
Apr 5, 2017 · The word rouse, which early dictionary makers knew from Shakespeare, means “bumper, large drinking glass,” and there were attempts to derive carouse from rouse. The origin of this rouse is not quite clear. It may be a so-called aphetic form of carouse.
Sep 28, 2017 · carousel (n.) 1640s, "tilting match, playful tournament of knights in chariots or on horseback," from French carrousel "a tilting match," from Italian carusiello, possibly from carro "chariot," from Latin carrus "two-wheeled wagon" (see car ).
Jul 25, 2017 · According to the International Independent Showmen’s Museum, the word “carousel” derives from "little war," a training game that originated with Arabian and Turkish warriors in the 12th...
