Antedating of "Karate"

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In a message dated 3/11/2004 10:46:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU writes:


> karate (OED 1955)
>
> 1947 _Wash. Post_ 16 Mar. M11 (ProQuest)  Regardless of what the
> occupation chiefs say about having cut out all the barbarian Japanese
> sports, the students at Waseda University are still being taught how to
> break arms, crack necks and gouge eyes.  It's a combination of boxing,
> wrestling and kicking called karate.
>
> Fred Shapiro

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Gazette And Bulletin - 3/10/1947
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attesting their.....go instead -of just practicing. The KARATE stamp their bare
feet on the cold.....say about basing cut out all the Ijarbarian JAPANESE sports,
the at university still.....students eagerly every bruCal movyin the KARATE V
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