(First came the “push someone around” sense, then came the machine. Lenses are named after lentils, and Brazil is named after brazilwood.)
I just learned (@MerriamWebster!) that “bulldoze” is like “Brazil” or “lentils” in having its etymology the wrong way around
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I picture Marty McFly, back in time in South America, "This? This is brazilwood." "Brazil! What a wonderful name for this new country!"
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