"tamarack"? = whiskey

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:07:54PM -0500, Gerald Cohen wrote:
>
>   "Tamarack" is a type of tree. Is there any evidence outside of the
> possible 1879 circus-slang article in the _Cincinnati Enquirer_ that
> it could also refer to whiskey.  Jesse, would you perhaps be able to
> let us know whether HDAS has "tamrack" = whiskey.

I'm afraid I won't have access to this range any time in the
near future.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED