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Betsy
fem. pet name, a diminutive of
Bet
, itself short for
Elizabet
or
Elizabeth
.
Betsy
as the typical a pet name for a favorite firearm is attested in American English by 1856 (cf.
Brown Bess
, by 1785, British army slang for the old flintlock musket).
