Shrewsbury clock

Pronounced: SHROOZ-ber-ee (alt-1: SHROOZ-bree-ee; alt-2: SHROOZ-buh-ree; alt-3: SHROZ-ber-ee; alt-4: SHROZ-bree-ee; alt-5: SHROZ-buh-ree) klok, noun

Notes: A lot of different ways to pronounced this phrase!

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Yesterday’s word

The word cahoot means “partnership; league”

First usage

Our word came into English in the early 1800s

Background / Comments

I had no idea that there our word existed: I have only run across the word in plural; something like “in cahoots with”. It turns out that the plural form is (by far) the most common usage. There is another phrase (not very often used): to “go cahoots” which means to enter into partnership with. Our word is thought to have come from the French word cahute (cabin; hut), which gives the idea of two or more people hidden away working together in secret. The French word is thought to have been formed from the words cabane (cabin) and hutte (hut).