Antedating of "Jig-Saw"

Fred Shapiro fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Thu Jan 8 18:42:29 UTC 2004


jig-saw (OED, b., 1909)

1908 _Wash. Post_ 15 Aug. 7 (ProQuest)  Bridge, however, has a rival in
the "Jig Saw" puzzle.

Fred Shapiro


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