burglar alarm

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Eileen Opiolka
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burglar alarm

Postby Eileen Opiolka » Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:37 am

Two words here, but as I set my neighbour's said deterrent, the etymology alarm started ticking for both.

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Re: burglar alarm

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:07 pm

Well, alarm is here, under alarum. Burglar doesn't seem to have made it to the Dr.'s office just yet. Unless it was DOA. I see, though, that the idea of burglar-alarm actually goes all the way back to 1840 or so.
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