Dubious Etymologies: "Dead Rabbits"...

[Jonathan Lighter]

Well, of course I do!  Thank you, Amazon.com's Search Inside Feature!

  Anbinder cites contemporary evidence claiming there was no gang actually called 'The Dead Rabbits."  However, what's visible on Amazon makes no reference to any Irish etyma (or to any "Plug Uglies"), and Anbinder concludes that the "origin of the term 'Dead Rabbits' is uncertain."

  JL


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