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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 among the inhabitants of See also:North See also:Africa, made of See also:flour rubbed together and steamed over a stew of mutton, See also:fowl, &c., with which it is eaten.

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