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Word: moosa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Arabs everywhere. He cracked down on pasha society. He limited land ownership to a maximum of 208 acres, decreeing that larger plots be redistributed to the peasants. His goal, he said, was for the fellah to command a higher rate for a day's work than did the ga-moosa (water buffalo). They still do not. The fellah costs 580 a day to hire; the gamoosa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Nasser's Legacy: Hope and instability | 10/12/1970 | See Source »

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