Antedating of "Cosmonaut"

[Fred Shapiro]

Here's another example of a word first appearing as the name of a horse.


cosmonaut (OED 1959)

1955 _Wash. Post_ 26 July 19 (ProQuest)  Saratoga Results ... Cosmonaut
[name of horse].


Fred Shapiro


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