genzel

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That appears to be the primary meaning of the word, whose suggested definition is from Yiddish genzel, gantzel and/or German Gänslein, Gänzel ` gosling, young goose. '

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 2 1991
Now, to my dismay, Muriel Smith writes in VERBATIM [XVIII,2,23] that "the suggested definition [sic] is from Yiddish genzel, gantzel and/or German Gänslein, Gänzel ` gosling, young goose. '"

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 4 1991