At 05:48 PM 2/17/04 -0500, Judith Bongiovanni wrote:
Could someone tell me what I have missed. What is a possie? What is the
derivation of the word?
It's from "possum comitatus" and refers to a group of temporarily-deputized
citizens on horseback.
Er... Not in this particular case, unless you meant it with a :^) (tongue in cheek smile) *This* "possie" was a compound of sorts -- "pommy" (a Brit) and "Aussie" (Australian)
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