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Bertha
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
Bertha
fem. proper name, from O.H.G. Berahta, Perahta, the name of a goddess, lit. "the bright one," from O.H.G. beraht, related to O.E. beorht (see bright). Soldiers' nickname Big Bertha for large-bore Ger. mortar of World War I is a reference to Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und
EXPANDHalbach, owner of Krupp steel works 1903-43.
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