Antedating of "Tooth Fairy"

[Fred Shapiro]

tooth fairy (OED 1977)

1933 _Sheboygan_ (Wis.) _Press_ 13 Dec. 4  Whenever any of us lost a
tooth, we carefully placed it in an envelope, together with a letter to
the Tooth Fairy, telling what we desired in exchange for the tooth.

Fred Shapiro


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