Antedating: hot-bed (fig.), 1739

[Joel S. Berson]

[Jesse:  Submitted today via RQS]

Boston Evening-Post
1739 15 Oct.

I Look upon France as the Hot-bed to our English Youth, where They
are immaturely ripen'd, and therefore soon become rotten and corrupt at home.
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hot-bed (n)
antedates OED2 sense 2. (fig.) 1768-

NOTE:  To my regret, this is taken from the Craftsman of July 21,
1739; so saith the Boston Evening-Post.

Joel

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