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Thu Dec 18 15:21:06 UTC 2003

On 18 Dec 2003, at 7:04, paulzjoh wrote:

> I know that "Duesy" predated the car, but are there archives that I can look
> this up?

Not that I'm aware of, but both HDAS and OED report the 1916
Dialect Notes citation that proves the existence of the word before
the invention of the Duesenberg.

Joanne M. Despres, Senior Editor
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
jdespres at merriam-webster.com
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