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gossima

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From Gossima, a trademark registered by Jacques on 16 July 1891 (trademark number 157,615).

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uncountable A precursor to table tennis, played with hard rubber balls. Already we've seen early hallmarks of the twentieth century: colonial decay, cultural appropriation, and competing trademarks. Next up was the rise of the immigrant underclass. World War I shattered the gossima delusions of the aristocracy, and the Great Depression humbled the rest.

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"gossima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gossima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"gossima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gossima.

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@misc{gossima_2026,
  title = {gossima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gossima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}