Antedating? of "shot his wad" 1896

[Mullins, Bill]

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> P.S.  If anyone can cite the first use of the term in a
> sexual = connotation, I would be grateful.
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If online searchable indices/databases of pornography ever appear, a whole
lot of terms will be antedated.