? antedating ? of Rowdy?

[Jonathan Lighter]

That's my guess.

JL

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

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> or  mistranscription of Bawdy houses?
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> Maybe, perhaps, possibly, an antedating of rowdy.
> OED online has rowdy, n.1 and a. from 1808 Also 9 rowdey [Of American, but
> otherwise quite obscure, origin.]
> and rowdy n. 2  slang. ? Obs. [Of obscure origin.] from 1841
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> Bridewell Royal Hospital: Minutes of the Court of Governors
> 23rd August 1693--2nd May 1701
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> Mary Walker P wart. of Sr. Robt. Geffery For being idle person & a
> Frequenter of Rowdy Houses & For Defrauding one & Andrews of a Steal hilted
> Sword val 25s.
> Pun
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> http://www.londonlives.org/browse.jsp?div=BBBRMG20202MG202020252&terms=rowdy#highlight
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