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DURHAM D

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3. What a funny word. Haven't heard it for awhile.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 11:49 AM

Jan 2021

The word bivouac is French and ultimately derives from an 18th-century Swiss German usage of Beiwacht (bei by, Wacht watch or patrol). It referred to an additional watch that would be maintained by a military or civilian force to increase vigilance at an encampment.

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