>The small dictionary on my computer has, as one possible etymology for the
>term, the 16th century *cant roger* "a vagabond pretending to be a poor
>scholar." But these days there are so many poor scholars pretending to be
>poor scholars that perhaps we've no more use for the genuine vagabonds.

Do you mean "poor" as in "impoverished?" Or "poor" as in "low quality?"

Blair




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