Antedating of "Prohibitionist"

[Fred Shapiro]

prohibitionist (OED 1846)

1830 _The Banner of the Constitution_ 6 Mar. 179 (American Periodical
Series)  The prohibitionists say, that the farmers mortgage their frams
for the British goods they buy.

Fred Shapiro


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