one-night stand (1878)

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU
Thu Nov 9 01:07:28 UTC 2006


one-night stand (OED3 1880)

1878 _Inter Ocean_ (Chicago, Ill.) 24 June 1/3 John T. Raymond is
making arrangements with manager Jack, of the Oil circuit, for an
extended tour of the country next season, embracing all the smallest
cities and one-night stands.
[19th C US Newspapers]


--Ben Zimmer

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