"Sweet Science" Not in OED

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Fri Dec 10 13:35:21 UTC 2010


On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 08:28:52AM -0500, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
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> I don't see the term "sweet science," meaning the sport of boxing, in OED.  Can Jesse tell us whether an entry or subentry is planned for this?
>

It's on a drafting list, but I don't know when it might appear.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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