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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 330 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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COUSCOUS , or Kous-xous (an Arabic word derived from kaskasa, to See also:

pound), a dish See also:

COMMON

common among the inhabitants of See also:

North See also:

Africa, made of See also:

FLOUR

flour rubbed together and steamed over a stew of mutton, See also:

FOWL (Dan. Fugl, Ger. Vogel)

fowl, &c., with which it is eaten .

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