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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Right, what better name for the place with all the brazilwood?
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AND LORD BEAVERBROOK???
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