Antedating of "Poker Face"
Fred Shapiro
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Jun 6 10:55:53 UTC 2006
poker face (OED 1885)
1884 _Texas Siftings_ 23 Feb. 2 (America's Historical Newspapers) Senator
Tom Bowen, of Colorado, has what is called a poker face.
Fred Shapiro
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