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trevor

26th July 2010, 16:03
A Camorrista is a memeber of the Camorra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra

orris is a type of root
TA are the territorial army(volunteers)
the reason i was a bit unsure is why/how the word cam equates to eccentric



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audrey franklin

26th July 2010, 16:11
Thanks yet again Trevor. I'm quite happy with your explanation and will fill in my answer accordingly. Cheers.
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leslie

26th July 2010, 17:09
Audrey,

I found it on

http://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/camorrista
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audrey franklin

27th July 2010, 11:15
Thank you Leslie
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morgan

27th July 2010, 18:10
A cam is an eccentric piece of steel (as in camshaft).
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trevor

27th July 2010, 20:29
Ta MORGAN, I thought it must be to do with camshaft,eccentric as opposed to concentric?
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