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 Maroon.Maro’zia, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Maroon (To).
 
To set a man on a desert island and abandon him there. This marooning was often practised by pirates and buccaneers. (See above.)   1
 


 Maroon.Maro’zia, 

 
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