Still Earlier Citation for "Card Shark"

[Michael Quinion]

> On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Fred Shapiro wrote:
>
> 1903 _National Police Gazette_ 20 June 6  In his eager, alert
> mind there still dwells every secret known to the card shark.
>
> 1899 _Brooklyn Daily Eagle_ 29 Jan. 17  An authority on this game
> [society calls], who modestly denies that she is "something of a
> 'card shark' herself."

This is all excellent stuff. Thanks!


--
Michael Quinion
Editor, World Wide Words
E-mail: <TheEditor at worldwidewords.org>
Web: <http://www.worldwidewords.org/>