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was a “heyday,” dating back to about 1526, a stage or period of greatest strength. \
Still on the farm: In Virginia, tpe Farm Bureau News reported a good word last July from Khe Commonwealth’s new commissioner of agriculture. “I don’t plan to cowtow to politics,” he said. The sfifbe bovine spelling appeared injhe Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & 5gipBulletin, where a guest columgi^t recalled that her dad “never cjwtowed to the big Whigs.” Or to httle Whigs either.
For the record, “kowtow” comes from the Chinese word for “knock the head.” The 18th-century custom w&s for a peasant to touch the ground with his forehead as a symbol of slavish submission.
When in doubt about the spelling of a word, look it up! And stay in doubt! g
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Universal Press Syndicate
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