On 03/07/2018 14:11, Bald Eagle wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
> 
> See "Rejected etymologies"
> 
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> 
> I'm still fascinated that no one has any idea about the origin of the term for a
> metal disk with a hole being called a "washer".
> 


I never thought to think.

 From
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-washer-hardware-named-so


> There is a repeated mention of the year 1346, in which it is believed to have first
appeared. The actual word that appeared in 1346 was spelled as "Whasher".   Source
(http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1713/whats-the-purpose-of-washers-the-round-metal-things/)
> 
> Now some deductions: This might have come from the German word "Wache" which means
"to guard/ to secure". 



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Regards
     Stephen

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