Antedating of "Skyscraper"

Mon Oct 8 02:58:36 UTC 2012

Apparently, Barry has located skyscraper (tall building) in 1883. Here
is a link to his entry:

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/skyscraper/

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> Here's a slight antedating of the common sense of "skyscraper":
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> skyscraper (OED, 4., 1888 [30 Dec.])
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> 1888 _S.F. Chronicle_ 3 June (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  It may be re=
> marked here that the Board of Trade is surrounded by a group of similar sky=
> -scrapers in the shape of office structures.
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> Fred Shapiro
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