kraaled 1825 antedates 1865-
Joel S. Berson
Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Sep 5 15:06:22 UTC 2007
The kraaled city is situated on a hill ... The huts resemble bee hives ...
North Star (Danville, Vermont), Oct 18, 1825, page 1, col
2. Headlined "Miscellany. From the Hampshire, Eng.
Telegraph." Early American Newspapers.
Antedates kraal, v., 1865- (yes, I do know "kraaled" is an adjective here).
Joel
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