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kiebitzen
From older kiewischen, kiebitschen, meaning “to search, strip-search, investigate” in thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Yiddish כובש זײַן (koyvesh zayn, “to oppress, distress”), from Hebrew כבש (kāvāš). Later associated with Kiebitz (“lapwing”), but direct derivation from it is unlikely.
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