A new word?

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Beg pardon.



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> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC wrote:
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> > OED has 1955 for karate
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> > "Barefoot, Barehand Japs Learn Karate" By Duane Hennessy The
> > Washington Post (1877-1954); Mar 16, 1947; pg. M11 "It's a
> combination
> > of boxing, wrestling and kicking called karate."
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> I posted this here in 2004, then someone whose identity is
> masked in the archives contributed a slightly earlier 1947
> citation, which then was pushed back slightly more within
> 1947 by Sam Clements.
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