Antedating of "Straight Flush"

[Shapiro, Fred]

straight flush (OED 1882)

1869 _Turf, Field, and Farm_ 31 Dec. 423 (American Periodical Series)  In playing draw poker does a rotine beat three of a kind or two pairs?  Is there such a thing as a straight flush beating four of a kind? ... A straight flush beats four of a kind, as the game is now played.

Fred Shapiro

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