NUGGET #52 Nod: Section of Ridgefield just north of Wilton and west of Branchville (also a section of northern Wilton, probably the source of the name); probably Biblical reference to
Candiss Cowan introduces this new video series on the origin of Colonial expressions. In the first episode, we find out where the word “shot” comes from which has a different meaning than our present day association with an ounce of liquor.
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