Brooklynese (1899); Dill Pickle (1894); Easter Bunny (1900, 1902)

Mon Mar 10 14:32:32 UTC 2003

On 8 Mar 2003, at 12:19, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> DILL PICKLE
>
>    The full text NEW YORK TIMES has 1895.
>
>    20 July 1894, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, "THE WALLABOUT MARKET," pg. 9:
>    ...dill, for pickling, 25c per dozen bunches.
>
>    19 September 1897, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, pg. 10:
>    DILL PICKLE.
> (A recipe--ed.)

Would you have that 1895 New York Times cite handy?  Alas, "dill
for pickling" won't do as backing for an antedating of "dill pickle."  I
know, picky picky.

Joanne Despres
Merriam-Webster