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teuton

[toot-n, tyoot-n]

Teu·ton

[toot-n, tyoot-n]
noun
1.
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
2.
a native of Germany or a person of German origin.
adjective

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So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin Teutonī (plural) tribal name < Germanic

an·ti-Teu·ton, adjective, noun
non-Teu·ton, noun, adjective
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Teuton (ˈtjuːtən)
 
n
1.  a member of an ancient Germanic people from Jutland who migrated to S Gaul in the 2nd century bc: annihilated by a Roman army in 102 bc
2.  a member of any people speaking a Germanic language, esp a German
 
adj
3.  Teutonic
 
[C18: from Latin Teutonī the Teutons, of Germanic origin]

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