antedating of "eightysixed" as verb(1948)

Sam Clements SClements at NEO.RR.COM
Thu Sep 15 00:54:17 UTC 2005


HDAS has 1955.  I couldn't find any earlier in the ADS-L archive.

>From the Washington Post, 1 Feb. 1948, pg. M1

"The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board eighty-sixed two Ninth st.(sic) grog
centers yesterday--cut off their taps."

Sam Clements



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