Antedating: bumpology, 1826 (and 1831)

[Joel S. Berson]

I apologize to Jesse -- this is at least the second time I've
neglected to distinguish unrevised entries from revised.  Although at
other times I have.

Joel

At 6/4/2008 01:33 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 09:38:45AM -0400, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> > George Cruikshank
> > Feb. 24, 1826
> > London: G. Humphrey
> > etching, color.
> >
> > [title:]  Bumpology
> >
> > OED3:  1834-
>
>Just to be pedantic, it's not OED3 that has an 1834 date, it's
>OED2.  The entry is part of OED Online, but it's an unrevised
>entry.
>
>Jesse Sheidlower
>OED
>
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